Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/rúxš

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This Proto-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Iranian[edit]

Alternative reconstructions[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain; probably from Proto-Indo-Iranian *rúkš (compare Wakhi ruxnyirk (“white barley”)), from Proto-Indo-European *léwk-s ~ *luk-és (“something bright, white”), from *lewk- (“to shine”) +‎ *-s.

Noun[edit]

*rúxš f

  1. barley

Descendants[edit]

  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Khwarezmian: 𐿂𐾺𐾿 (rys), 𐿂𐾿𐾺 (rsy)
    • Proto-Scythian: *ruxšā (+ *-ā (feminine suffix))
      • Proto-Saka-Wakhi: *ruhšā
        • Khotanese: [script needed] (rrusā)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Morgenstierne, Georg (1927) “orb'əša”, in An Etymological Vocabulary of Pashto (Skrifter utgitt av det Norske Videnskapsakademi i Oslo; 3), Oslo: J. Dybwad: “*rbs”
  2. ^ Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2017) “Agricultural terms in Indo-Iranian”, in Language Dispersal Beyond Farming‎[1], Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company
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