Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/táwHsiH

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/táwHsiH

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 *téwh₂s-ih₂ (“power, strength”)[1], from *tḗwh₂-s ~ *téwh₂-s, from *tewh₂- (“to swell; to be strong”) +‎ *-s, + *-ih₂.

Noun

*táwHsiH f

1. strength, might, power

Descendants

• Indo-Aryan: *táwHsiH
  • Sanskrit: तविषी (táviṣī)
• Iranian: *táwHsiH
  • Old Avestan: 𐬙𐬆𐬎𐬎𐬍𐬱𐬍‎ (təuuīšī)

References

1. Kuiper, F. B. J. (1976), “Old East Iranian dialects”, in Indo-Iranian Journal‎, volume 18, issue 3–4, Brill, page 249