Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/cráwah

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 *ćráwas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos.

Noun

*cráwah n

1. fame
2. word

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Avestan: 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀 (srauua, “word”)
    • → Persian: سروب (sarub)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Northern Kurdish: *srō

    ⇒ Central Kurdish: چەقەسرۆ (çeqesro)

• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Old Persian:
    • Middle Persian: slwb' (/⁠sraw⁠/, “word, spell”)