Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/tr̥práh

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

Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tr̥prás (perhaps whence Sanskrit तृप्र (tṛprá, “soma?, juice of the soma plant”)), from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥p-ró-s (“to congeal; to curdle”), from *terp- (“to congeal; to curdle”) (whence Latin torpeō (“to be stiff”)) + *-rós.

Noun

*tr̥práh

1. buttermilk, whey

   Synonyms: *dáwgah, *huxráh, *máHdah

Inflection

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*tr̥práh	*tr̥prā́	*tr̥prā́
vocative	*tr̥pra	*tr̥prā́	*tr̥prā́
accusative	*tr̥prám	*tr̥prā́	*tr̥prā́nh
instrumental	*tr̥prā́	*tr̥práybyaH	*tr̥prā́yš
ablative	*tr̥prā́t	*tr̥práybyaH	*tr̥práybyah
dative	*tr̥prā́y	*tr̥práybyaH	*tr̥práybyah
genitive	*tr̥práhya	*tr̥práyāh	*tr̥prā́nam
locative	*tr̥práy	*tr̥práyaw	*tr̥práyšu

Related terms

• *tr̥fšah (“sour, acidic”)

Descendants

• Parthian: 𐫤𐫜𐫡 (tfr /⁠tafr⁠/, “type of cheese”)
• Classical Persian: ترپک (tarpak), ترپه (tarpe), ترپ (tarp, “qurut, kashk”)

  Iranian Persian: ترف (tarf)

  • → Arabic: طربق (ṭarbaq)
• >? Ormuri: [script needed] (tọ̄pī, “buttermilk, whey”)
• >? Pashto: تریو m (tríw), [script needed] (tərwa), [script needed] f (trawa, “buttermilk, type of sour cheese; sour”) (or < *tiwráh, cf. Sanskrit तीव्र (tīvrá, “strong, sharp, heavy, pungent”))