Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/(w)ŕ̥šā

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 *wérsēn.

Noun

*(w)ŕ̥šā ~ *(w)r̥šnás m[1]

virile man
male animal, stallion, bull

Derived terms

*(w)ŕ̥šanwant (“having stallions”)
- Indo-Aryan: *(w)ŕ̥šanwant
  - Sanskrit: वृषण्वन्त् (vṛ́ṣaṇvant)
- Iranian: *(w)ŕ̥šanwant
  - Avestan: 𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬥𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙‎ (aršnauuaṇt)

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *(w)ŕ̥šā
- Sanskrit: वृषन् (vṛ́ṣan), वृष (vṛṣa)
Iranian: *(w)ŕ̥šā (see there for further descendants)

References

Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) , “vṛ́ṣan-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page Proto-Indo-Iranian: uršan-

[1] Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) , “vṛ́ṣan-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page Proto-Indo-Iranian: uršan-