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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/mŕ̥tas

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 *mr̥tós.

Noun

*mŕ̥tas m [1]

  1. mortal, man
    Synonym: *mártyas

Descendants
  • Indo-Aryan: *mártas (possibly influenced by *mártyas)
  • Iranian: *mŕ̥tah
    • Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬀‎ (marəta, “man”)
    • Kurdish:
      Northern Kurdish: mêr (mēr, “man, husband”)
      Central Kurdish: مێرد‎ (mērd, “husband”)
      Laki: مێردە‎ (mērda, “husband”)
    • Parthian: mrd (mard)
    • Old Persian: [script needed] (*márta)
      • Middle Persian: mlt' (mard, “man”)
    • Zazaki: merde (marda, “husband”)
  • → Uralic: [Term?]
    • Mordvinic: [Term?]
    • Permic: [Term?]
      • Komi-Permyak: морт (mort, “person, man”)
      • Komi-Zyrian: морт (mort, “person, man”)
      • Udmurt: мурт (murt, “person, man”)

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