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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/dasrás

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *dn̥s-ró-s, from *dens-. Cognate with Ancient Greek δαιφρων (daiphrōn).

Adjective

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*dasrás[1][2]

  1. skillful, capable, masterful

Descendants

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  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dasrás
  • Proto-Iranian: *dahráh

References

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  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
  2. ^ Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2012) “The Iranian Reflexes of Proto-Iranian *ns”, in Orientalia Suecana[1], volume 61, page 140