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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hrā́ćš

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 *h₃rḗǵs (“king, ruler”).

Noun

*Hrā́ćš m[1][2]

  1. king, ruler

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hrā́ṭṣ
  • Proto-Iranian: *Hrā́š
    • Southwestern Iranian:
      • Classical Persian: راز (rāz, “giant hornet”)
      • Southern Luri: راز (rāz, “bee, queen bee”)
        • Bakhtiari: راز (rāz, “queen bee”)

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
  2. Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “aracaṉ”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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