Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ćukrás

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 *ḱuk-ró-s, from *ḱewk- (“white”) + *-rós.

Adjective

*ćukrás

1. white, bright
2. resplendent

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *śukrás, *śuklás
  • Sanskrit: शुक्र (śukrá), शुक्ल (śuklá)
    • Pali: sukka
      • → Thai: สุก (sùk)
• Proto-Iranian: *cuxráh (“red”) (see there for further descendants)