Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Háwǰas

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 earlier *Háwgʲes, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwg-os ~ *h₂éwg-es-os, from *h₂ewg- (“to increase; to enlarge”) +‎ *-os (deverbal suffix).

Noun

*Háwǰas n

might, bodily strength, vigour

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *Háwȷ́as
- Sanskrit: ओजस् (ójas)
Iranian: *Háwǰah
- Avestan: 𐬀𐬊𐬘𐬀𐬵‎ (aojah)
- Bactrian: ωζο (ōzo)
- Parthian:
  Manichaean: *𐫀𐫇𐫊‎ (*ʾwž /ōž/)
  - → Old Armenian: ոյժ (oyž)
- Old Persian: [script needed] (*aujah)
  Book Pahlavi: [script needed] (ʾwc /ōz/)
Iranian: *Háwgah (< Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háwgas)
- Avestan: 𐬀𐬊𐬔𐬀𐬵‎ (aogah, “might, power”)