Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/(w)ŕ̥šā

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šā.

Noun

*(w)ŕ̥šā ~ *(w)r̥šnáh m

1. virile man
2. male animal

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Younger Avestan: 𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬥𐬀 (var^əšna), 𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬀𐬥 (ar^əšan, “man”)
• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Proto-Scythian: *wuršā
    • Proto-Sarmatian: *wurs m
      • Alanic: *wurs
        • Ossetian: (“stallion”)

          Digor Ossetian: уырс (wyrs)

          Iron Ossetian: урс (urs)

    • Proto-Saka-Wakhi: *wúršā
      • Khotanese: [script needed] (buṇū, “penis”)
      • Wakhi: γəṣ̌, γ̌əṣ̌ (“male”)
      • Wakhi: wəšəng (“bull”)
  • Sogdo-Bactrian:
    • Khwarezmian: 𐾰𐾶𐿃𐾾 (ʾwšn, “stallion”)
      • ⇒ Khwarezmian: 𐼀𐼇𐼙𐼎𐼊𐼕𐼊𐼋 (ʾwšnycyk, “young bull”)
    • Sogdian: (“man”)

      Old Sogdian script: 𐼇𐼙𐼏 (wšn /⁠wašn, w(i)šn⁠/)

• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Pashto: [script needed] (waẓīn, “large goat”)
  • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami-Munji: *wurnæ
    • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami: *wurn
      • Vanji: wurom (“stallion”)
• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Old Persian: *(w)r̥šā
    • Middle Persian:

      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (gwšn' /⁠gušn⁠/)

      • Persian: گشن (gošn, “male”)
      • → Classical Syriac: ܐܘܫܢܐ (ˀwšnˀ /⁠ˀōšnā⁠/, “stallion, stud”)
    • → Ancient Greek: Ἀρσής (Arsḗs)