Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/r̥Hdʰwás

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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 *r̥h₃dʰ-wó-s, laryngeal metathesis of *h₃r̥dʰ-wó-s, from *h₃erdʰ- (upright, high) +‎ *-wós.

    Adjective

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    *r̥Hdʰwás[1]

    1. high, upright

    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “іrdhvá-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ūrdhvá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press