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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/r̥Hdʰwás

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 *r̥h₃dʰ-wó-s, laryngeal metathesis of *h₃r̥dʰ-wó-s, from *h₃erdʰ- (“upright, high”) +‎ *-wós.

Adjective

*r̥Hdʰwás [1]

  1. high, upright

Descendants
  • Indo-Aryan: *r̥Hdʰwás
    • Sanskrit: ऊर्ध्व (ūrdhvá)[2]
      • Pali: uddha, ubbha
      • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀥 (uddha), 𑀉𑀩𑁆𑀪 (ubbha)
        • Awadhi: ऊभ (ūbh)
        • Old Gujarati: ऊभउं (ūbhaũ)
          • Gujarati: ઊભું (ūbhũ)
          • Marwari: ऊभौ (ūbhau)
  • Iranian: *r̥Hdwáh (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “іrdhvá-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
  2. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ūrdhvá (2426)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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