Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/draHǰáh

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *draHǰʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *dléh₁gʰ-s ~ *dl̥h₁gʰ-és.

Adjective

*draHǰáh[1]

long

Related terms

*dr̥Hgáh (“long”)

Descendants

Central Iranian:
- Avestan: 𐬛𐬭𐬁𐬘𐬀𐬵‎ (drājah)
Southeastern Iranian:
- Ormuri: [script needed] (drâγ)
- Sarikoli: [script needed] (darúz)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Baluchi: دراج‎ (dráj)
- Gurani: درێژ‎ (dirēž)
- Kurdish: dirêj (dirēž, “long”)
Southwestern Iranian:
- Middle Persian:
  Book Pahlavi: 𐯌𐮲𐮹𐮰𐮿‎ (dlʾc /drāz/)
  - Classical Persian: دراز‎ (darāz, dirāz)
    - Iranian Persian: دراز‎ (derâz)
    - Tajik: дароз (daroz)
  - → Caspian:
    - Gilaki: [script needed] (dəråz)
    - Mazanderani-Shahmirzadi:
      - Mazanderani: [script needed] (dɛroz)
      - Shahmirzadi: [script needed] (dårā̊z)
  - → Middle Median: *drāz
    - Kermanic: دیراز‎ (dirā̊z, dirāz), دوراز‎
    - Sivandi: دراز (dirā̊z)
    - Talysh: [script needed] (dɪroz)
  - → Semnani:
  - Sangisari: [script needed] (dirā̊z)
    - Semnani: [script needed] (dəråz)
    - Sorkhei: [script needed] (dirā̊z)

References

Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–), “drāǰah-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 351

[1] Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–), “drāǰah-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 351