Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hagʰás

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hagʰás

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 *h₂egʰ-ós, form *h₂egʰ- (“to be upset, afraid”).

Adjective

*Hagʰás[1]

1. bad, evil

Descendants

• Indo-Aryan: *Hagʰás
  • Sanskrit: अघ (aghá)
• Iranian: *Hagáh
  • Avestan: 𐬀𐬖𐬀‎ (aγa)

References

1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “aghá”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University