Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/cuxráh

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 *ćukrás.

Adjective

*cuxráh

1. red

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Avestan: 𐬯𐬎𐬑𐬭𐬀 (suxra)
• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Proto-Scythian:
    • Ossetian: сырх (syrx), сурх (surx)
    • Proto-Saka-Wakhi:
      • Khotanese: [script needed] (surai, “red”), [script needed] (suraa-, “clean”)
      • Wakhi: [script needed] (səkr̬)
  • Sogdo-Bactrian:
    • Bactrian: σορχ- (sorx- /⁠surx⁠/)
    • Yagnobi: sʉrx
• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Ishkashimi: [script needed] (sъrx)
  • Munji-Yidgha:
    • Munji: [script needed] (sərx), [script needed] (surx)
    • Yidgha: [script needed] (surx)
  • Ormuri-Parachi:
    • Ormuri: (< earlier *suhr)

      Kaniguram: [script needed] m (suř), [script needed] f (súřa)

      Logar: [script needed] (suš)

    • Parachi: súrku
  • Pashto: سور m (sur), سره f (srá, sërá)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Baluchi: [script needed] (suhr), [script needed] (sōhr), [script needed] (sohr), [script needed] (sor)
  • Kurdish:

    Northern Kurdish: sor

    Central Kurdish: سوور (sûr)

    Southern Kurdish: سۊیەر (süyer)

    Laki: سور (sur), سوێر (swêr)

  • Proto-Medo-Parthian: *suxrə́h
    • Gilaki: [script needed] (sorx), [script needed] (surx)
    • Proto-Komisenian:

      Aftari: [Term?] (sur)

    • Old Median: *suxrah
      • Middle Median: *suhr
        • Kermanic: sūr
    • Parthian:

      Manichaean script: 𐫘𐫇𐫟𐫡 (swxr /⁠suxr⁠/)

    • Proto-Zaza-Gorani:
      • Gurani: سوور (sūr), سوورە (sūra)
      • Zazaki: sûr (sūr)
• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Old Persian: 𐎰𐎧𐎼 (θ-x-r /⁠θuxra⁠/) (personal name)
    • Middle Persian:

      Manichaean script: 𐫘𐫇𐫍𐫡 (swhr /⁠suhr⁠/)

      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (swhr /⁠suxr⁠/)

      • Kumzari: صِرخ (ṣirx)
      • Classical Persian: سهر (suhr) , سرخ (sorx)
        • Iranian Persian: سرخ (sorx), سهر (sohr)
        • Tajik: сурх (surx)
        • → Urdu: سرخ (surx)
        • → Hindi: सुर्ख़ (surx)
    • Lurish:

      Northern Luri: سۊر (sur)

      Bakhtiari: سور (sor)

      Southern Luri: سور (sor)

    • → Achaemenid Elamite: 𒁺𒊌𒆳𒊏 (du-uk-kur-ra)