Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/r̥šíš
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Perhaps from the BMAC substrate.[1] Or, if the original sense was "lunatic," possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers- (“to flow”), see also Proto-Germanic *irzijaną, *irzijaz, Sanskrit इरस्यति (irasyati, “to be angry”), Ancient Greek ἐρωή (erōḗ),[2] Lithuanian aršùs (“fierce, intense”).[3][4]
Noun
[edit]*r̥šíš m
Declension
[edit]| masculine i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *r̥šíš | *r̥šíH | *r̥šáyas |
| vocative | *r̥šáy | *r̥šíH | *r̥šáyas |
| accusative | *r̥ším | *r̥šíH | *r̥šī́n, -ī́š |
| instrumental | *r̥šíH́ | *r̥šíbʰyām | *r̥šíbʰiš |
| ablative | *r̥šáyš | *r̥šíbʰyām | *r̥šíbʰyas |
| dative | *r̥šáyay | *r̥šíbʰyām | *r̥šíbʰyas |
| genitive | *r̥šáyš | *r̥šyáwš | *r̥šáyām? |
| locative | *r̥šā́(w)? | *r̥šyáwš | *r̥šíšu |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ŕ̥ṣiṣ
- Sanskrit: ऋषि (ṛ́ṣi) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Iranian: *r̥šíš
- Avestan: 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬌𐬱 (ərəšiš)
References
[edit]- ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (1999) “The Indo-Iranian substratum”, in Early Contacts between Uralic and Indo-European: Linguistic and Archaeological Considerations[1], Helsinki, page 313
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “336-337”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 336-337
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 261
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary][3] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 125