Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/mr̥dúš

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 *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”),[1] from *mel-. Cognate with Ancient Greek βλαδύς (bladús), Latin mollis, Proto-Germanic *mildijaz, Proto-Slavic *moldъ, Old Armenian մեղկ (mełk).

Adjective

*mr̥dúš (comparative *mrádyas, superlative *mrádištʰas)[1]

soft, mild, weak

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *mr̥dúṣ
- Sanskrit: मृदु (mṛdú)
  - Pali: mudu
  - Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀉 (maü)
    - Old Marathi: मौ (mau)
      - Marathi: मऊ (maū)
    - Konkani: मोव (mov)
  - Gujarati: મઉ (mau)
  - → Kannada: ಮೃದು (mṛdu)
  - → Tamil: மிருது (mirutu)
Proto-Iranian: *mr̥dúš[2][1]
- Old Persian: *mr̥duš
- Parachi: maṛȫ

References

Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “mr̥dú-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
Schmitt, Rüdiger, editor (1989), Compendium Linguarum Iranicarum‎, Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 212

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[IAIL-1] Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “mr̥dú-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University

[CLI-2] Schmitt, Rüdiger, editor (1989), Compendium Linguarum Iranicarum‎, Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 212