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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/táwHsiH

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 *téwh₂s-ih₂ (“power, strength”),[1] from *tḗwh₂-s ~ *téwh₂-s, from *tewh₂- (“to swell; to be strong”) +‎ *-s, + *-ih₂.

Noun

*táwHsiH f

  1. strength, might, power

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *táwHsiH
  • Proto-Iranian: *táwHsiH
    • Old Avestan: 𐬙𐬆𐬎𐬎𐬍𐬱𐬍 (təuuīšī)

References
  1. Kuiper, F. B. J. (1976) “Old East Iranian dialects”, in Indo-Iranian Journal‎, volume 18, numbers 3–4, Brill, page 249
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