Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/sáȷ́ʰas

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 *séǵʰos (“power, victory”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *segaz.

Noun

*sáȷ́ʰas n

power, strength

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *sáźʰas
- Sanskrit: सहस् (sáhas)
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Hindi: सह (sah)
    - Nepali: सह (saha)
  - ⇒ Pali: sahasā (“forcibly”)
Iranian: *háĵah
- Avestan: 𐬵𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬵‎ (hazah)
- Gurani: ھازی‎ (hāzī)
- Kurdish:
  Northern Kurdish: hêz (hēz)
  Central Kurdish: ھێز‎ (hēz)
  Southern Kurdish: ھاز‎ (hāz)
  Laki: ئاز‎ (āz)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sáhas (13306)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press