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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hr̥túš

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 *h₂ér-tus ~ *h₂r̥-téw-s, from *h₂er- (“to fix”).

Noun

*Hr̥túš m [1]

  1. fixed point of time, period, epoch
  2. fixed order, rule

Descendants
  • Indo-Aryan: *Hr̥túṣ
    • Sanskrit: ऋतु (ṛtú) (see there for further descendants)
  • Iranian: *Hr̥túš
    • Avestan: 𐬭𐬀𐬙𐬎‎ (ratu, “judgement; period of time”)
    • Sogdian: [Term?] (/rtw/, “period of 10 seconds”)

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) , “r̥tú-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 428
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