Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Háwǰas

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 earlier *Háwgʲes, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwg-os ~ *h₂éwg-es-os, from *h₂ewg- (“to increase; to enlarge”) +‎ *-os (deverbal suffix).

Noun

*Háwǰas n

1. might, bodily strength, vigour

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Háwȷ́as
  • Sanskrit: ओजस् (ójas)
• Proto-Iranian: *Háwǰah
  • Avestan: 𐬀𐬊𐬘𐬀𐬵 (aojah)
  • Bactrian: ωζο (ōzo)
  • Parthian:

    Manichaean: *𐫀𐫇𐫊 (*ʾwž /⁠ōž⁠/)

    • → Old Armenian: ոյժ (oyž)
  • Old Persian: [script needed] (*aujah)
    • Middle Persian:

      Book Pahlavi: [script needed] (ʾwc /⁠ōz⁠/)

• Proto-Iranian: *Háwgah (< Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háwgas)
  • Avestan: 𐬀𐬊𐬔𐬀𐬵 (aogah, “might, power”)