Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/sawyás

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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 *(h₁)sewyós (“left”).

Adjective

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*(H)sawyás[1]

  1. left, left-hand
    Antonym: *dáćšinas

Descendants

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  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *(H)sawyás
    • Sanskrit: सव्य (savya) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *(H)hawyáh

References

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  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “savyá-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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