Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wr̥ćšás
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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 related to Proto-Indo-Iranian *wálćas (“hair”), whence Sanskrit वल्श (valśa, “shoot, branch, twig”).[1][2]
Noun
[edit]*wr̥ćšás m
Declension
[edit]| masculine a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *wr̥ćšás | *wr̥ćšā́(w) | *wr̥ćšā́s(as) |
| vocative | *wŕ̥ćša | *wŕ̥ćšā(w) | *wŕ̥ćšās(as) |
| accusative | *wr̥ćšám | *wr̥ćšā́(w) | *wr̥ćšā́ns |
| instrumental | *wr̥ćšáH | *wr̥ćšáybʰyā(m) | *wr̥ćšā́yš |
| ablative | *wr̥ćšā́t | *wr̥ćšáybʰyā(m) | *wr̥ćšáybʰyas |
| dative | *wr̥ćšā́y | *wr̥ćšáybʰyā(m) | *wr̥ćšáybʰyas |
| genitive | *wr̥ćšásya | *wr̥ćšáyās | *wr̥ćšā́naHam |
| locative | *wr̥ćšáy | *wr̥ćšáyaw | *wr̥ćšáyšu |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wr̥ṭṣás
- Sanskrit: वृक्ष (vṛkṣá) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Iranian: *wr̥šáh
- Avestan: 𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬀 (varəša)
References
[edit]- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “vṛkṣá- - VṚJ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 572
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “VALG- -válsá”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 526-527