Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ćráyHyas

This Proto-Indo-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-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From *ćriHrás (“beautiful”) +‎ *-yās (comparative suffix). Compare Proto-Slavic *sъręťa.

Adjective

*ćráyHyas

better, preferable

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *śráyHyas
- Sanskrit: श्रेयस् (śréyas)
  - Pali: seyyo
  - Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑁂𑀅 (sea)
Proto-Iranian: *cráyHyah
- Avestan: 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵 (sraiiah)
- Pashto: ښه (ẍë)
- Sogdian: [script needed] (šyʼtr)

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