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Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/Hárdaxš

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárdʰakš ~ *Hr̥dʰakás. Cognate with Sanskrit ऋधक् (ṛ́dhak, separately, adv.).

Noun

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*Hárdaxš ~ *Hr̥dakáh m[1]

  1. side

Descendants

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  • Southeastern Iranian:
    • Pashto: اړخ (aṛx, aṛax, side)
    • Sanglechi: [script needed] (alax, hill)
      • Khowar: [script needed] (aarax, hillside)
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Kurdish:
      Northern Kurdish: alî
      Central Kurdish: لا (la)
      Southern Kurdish: لا (la)
    • Proto-Medo-Parthian:
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Middle Persian:
      Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫀𐫡𐫃 (ʾʾrg /⁠ārag⁠/)
      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ŠTLA), [Book Pahlavi needed] (ŠTRA), [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾlk' /⁠ālag⁠/)
      • Bakhtiari: [script needed] (āle)
  • ? Old Armenian: աղագ (ałag), եղագ (ełag), եղանգ (ełang)
  • ? Old Georgian: ალაგი (alagi)

References

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  1. ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–) “*arda-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 216-218