Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́ʰárHiš

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 *ǵʰólh₃-i-s ~ *ǵʰl̥h₃-éy-s, from *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”) +‎ *-is.

Adjective

*ȷ́ʰárHiš

1. green, yellow

Related terms

• *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam (“gold”)

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *źʰárHiṣ
  • Sanskrit: हरि (hári)
• Proto-Iranian: *járHiš
  • Avestan: 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (zaⁱri)
  • ⇒ Proto-Iranian: *járHitah (“yellow”)
    • Avestan: 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬙𐬋 (zaⁱritō)
    • Wakhi: zert
    • Sogdian: 𐼵𐼷𐽀𐽂𐼰𐼸 (zyrtʾk /⁠zērtē⁠/)
    • Yagnobi: zard
    • Shughni: зирд (zird)
    • Pashto: زيړ (zjaṛ)
    • Baluchi: زرد (zard)
    • Kurdish:
      • Northern Kurdish: zer
      • Central Kurdish: زەرد (zerd)
    • Zazaki: zerd
    • Larestani: [script needed] (zard)
    • Middle Persian: [Book Pahlavi needed] (zlt' /⁠zard⁠/)
      • Persian: زرد (zard)
        • → Ottoman Turkish: زرد (zard)
        • → Sindhi: زرد (zardu)
        • → Urdu: زرد (zard)
• Proto-Nuristani:
  • Northern Nuristani:
    • Prasuni: žiërä
  • Southern Nuristani:
    • Tregami: źëró (“holly oak”)
    • Waigali: zër (“weed”)