Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰarȷ́ʰíš

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words 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-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰólǵʰ-i-s, from *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”) +‎ *-is (deverbal suffix). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *balgiz (“bag”).

Noun

*bʰarȷ́ʰíš n

pillow
bed or layer of grass

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *barźʰíṣ
- Sanskrit: बर्हिस् (barhís, “bed of grass”)
Iranian: *barĵíš, *barĵíš (“pillow”)
- Avestan: 𐬠𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌𐬱‎ (barəziš, “pad, pillow”)
- Ossetian: баз (baz)
- Old Persian: [script needed] (*bārdiš)
  - Middle Persian: bʾlšn' (bāliš, “cushion, pillow”)
    - Persian: بالش‎ (bâleš)
- → Old Armenian: բարձ (barj)
- Zazaki: baleşna, balişna