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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/(w)ŕ̥šā

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words 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-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wérsēn.

Noun

*(w)ŕ̥šā ~ *(w)r̥šnás m [1]

  1. virile man
  2. male animal, stallion, bull

Derived terms
  • *(w)ŕ̥šanwant (“having stallions”)
    • Indo-Aryan: *(w)ŕ̥šanwant
      • Sanskrit: वृषण्वन्त् (vṛ́ṣaṇvant)
    • Iranian: *(w)ŕ̥šanwant
      • Avestan: 𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬥𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙‎ (aršnauuaṇt)

Descendants

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) , “vṛ́ṣan-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page Proto-Indo-Iranian: uršan-
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