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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/sáras

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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 late Proto-Indo-European *sélos ~ *sélesos (marsh). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἕλος (hélos, marsh-meadow), Old Armenian եղտիւր (ełtiwr, marsh).[1]

Noun

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*sáras n

  1. marsh, water

Inflection

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masculine a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *sáras *sárā *sárā, -ās(as)
vocative *sára *sárā *sárā, -ās(as)
accusative *sáram *sárā *sárāns
instrumental *sárā *sáraybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *sárāyš
ablative *sárāt *sáraybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *sáraybʰyas
dative *sárāy *sáraybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *sáraybʰyas
genitive *sárasya *sárayās *sárāna(H)m
locative *sáray *sárayaw *sárayšu

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *sáras
  • Proto-Nuristani:
    • Northern Nuristani:
    • Southern Nuristani:

References

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  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 708