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Reconstruction:Avestan/husrauua
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Avestan
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *Hhucráwah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsućráwas, from *Hsu- (“good”) + *ćráwas (“fame”). Equivalent to 𐬵𐬎- (hu-, “good”) + 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀 (srauua, “word”). Cognate with Vedic Sanskrit सुश्रवस् (suśrávas, “famous”).
Adjective
*husrauua
- famous
Derived terms
- 𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀 (haosrauuaŋha) (mythical figure)[1]
References
- Rau, Jeremy (2007) , “YAv. haosrauuah- and dǝ̄uš.srauuah”, in Historical Linguistics, volume 120, pages 159-168