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Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/(w)ŕ̥šā

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šā.

Noun

*(w)ŕ̥šā[1][2] ~ *(w)r̥šnáh[1] m

  1. virile man
  2. male animal

Descendants
  • Central Iranian:
    • Younger Avestan: 𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬥𐬀 (varəšna), 𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬀𐬥 (arəšan, “man”)
  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Proto-Scythian: *wúršā
      • Proto-Ossetic: *wúrsa
        • Ossetian: (“stallion”)
          Digor Ossetian: уырс (wyrs)
          Iron Ossetian: урс (urs)
      • Proto-Saka-Wakhi: *wúršā
        • Khotanese: [script needed] (buṇū, “penis”)
        • Wakhi: γəṣ̌, γ̌əṣ̌ (“male”)
        • Wakhi: wəšəng (“bull”)
    • Sogdo-Bactrian:
      • Khwarezmian: 𐾰𐾶𐿃𐾾 (ʾwšn, “stallion”)
        • ⇒ Khwarezmian: 𐼀𐼇𐼙𐼎𐼊𐼕𐼊𐼋 (ʾwšnycyk, “young bull”)
      • Sogdian: (“man”)
        Old Sogdian script: 𐼇𐼙𐼏 (wšn /⁠wašn, w(i)šn⁠/)
  • Southeastern Iranian:
    • Pashto: [script needed] (waẓīn, “large goat”)
    • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami-Munji: *wurnæ
      • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami: *wurn
        • Vanji: wurom (“stallion”)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Old Persian: *(w)r̥šā
      • Middle Persian:
        Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (gwšn' /⁠gušn⁠/)
        • Persian: گشن (gošn, “male”)
        • → Classical Syriac: ܐܘܫܢܐ (ˀwšnˀ /⁠ˀōšnā⁠/, “stallion, stud”)

References
  1. Cheung, Johnny (2002) Studies in the Historical Development of the Ossetic Vocalism (Beitrage Zur Iranistik; 23), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert, →ISBN, page 127: “*uršna-, *urša-”
  2. Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–) “*aršan- : aršn- : *r̥šan-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 227-228
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