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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hwásuš

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

Alternative forms
  • *HwáswiH f

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus.

Adjective

*Hwásuš (comparative *Hwásyas, superlative *Hwásištʰas)[1]

  1. good, excellent

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hwásuṣ m, *HwáswiH f
  • Proto-Iranian: *Hwáhuš m, *HwáhwiH f
    • Avestan: 𐬬𐬊𐬵𐬎 n (vohu), 𐬬𐬀𐬤𐬵𐬍 f (vaŋᵛhī)
    • Old Persian: *vahuš (see there for further descendants)

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