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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/súraH

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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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Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *sūl (thick liquid). Alternatively, from the root *su- (to press, to extract) whence also *sáwmas.

Noun

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*súraH f [1]

  1. wine, liquor, alcohol
  2. any fermented drink, milk, juice etc
  3. nectar, any intoxicating drink

Declension

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aH-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *súraH *súray *súrās
vocative *súray *súray *súrās
accusative *súrām *súray *súrās
instrumental *súrayaH *súraHbʰyā(m) *súraHbʰiš
ablative *súrayaHs *súraHbʰyā(m) *súraHbʰyas
dative *súrayaHy *súraHbʰyā(m) *súraHbʰyas
genitive *súrayaHs *súrāyās *súraHnām
locative *súrayaH(m) *súrāyaw *súraHsu

Descendants

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  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *súraH
    • Sanskrit: सुरा (súrā, alcohol, wine)[2] (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *húraH (fermented milk)
  • Kipchak:
  • Proto-Permic: *sur (beer) (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “súrā-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 482
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “súrā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press