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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hásuš

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₁és-u-s ~ *h₁s-éw-s (“existening”), from *h₁es- (“to be”) +‎ *-us.[1]

Noun

*Hásuš m[2]

  1. life, existence, being

Derived terms
  • *HáswaH
    • Proto-Iranian: *HáhwaH
      • Old Avestan: 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬵𐬏 (ahuuāhū, “being, life”, loc.pl.)
        • Younger Avestan: 𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬁 (aŋhuuā)

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hásuṣ
    • Sanskrit: असु (ásu), असुष् (ásuṣ, nom.sg.)
  • Proto-Iranian: *Háhuš[1]
    • Old Avestan: 𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬎𐬱 (aŋhuš, nom.sg.), 𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬇𐬎𐬱 (aŋhə̄uš, gen.sg.)
    • Early Middle Persian: (“existence, life; mind”)
      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾhw' /⁠axʷ⁠/)
      • Late Middle Persian:
        Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫇𐫟 (ʾwx /⁠ōx⁠/)
    • Sogdian: (“heart, mind”)
      Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫇𐫟 (ʾwx /⁠ux⁠/), 𐫀𐫇𐫟𐫏 (ʾwxy /⁠uxē⁠/)

References
  1. Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2000) “*¹dauš-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 410-419
  2. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “ásu”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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