Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/druwáh

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Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/druwáh

This Proto-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *dʰruwás.[1]

Adjective

*druwáh (superlative *druwištah)[1]

1. firm, strong, sturdy, durable
2. healthy, whole, unharmed

Derived terms

• *adruwakah (“unhealthy, diseased”)[1]
  • Khwarezmian: [script needed] (δrwk), [script needed] (δrwyk, “sick”)
  • Munji: [script needed] (lєravi), [script needed] (lerєvi, “sick, malaise”)
  • Yidgha: [script needed] (lərovə), [script needed] (lərovo, “disease”)

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Younger Avestan: 𐬛𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀‎ (druua, “healthy, steadfast”)
• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Bactrian:

    Greek: λρονο (lrono /lruw-/, “healthy”)

  • Sogdian: ("healthy, strong; whole, undamaged")

    Buddhist: [script needed] (δrʾwk), [script needed] (δrʾwkʾ)

    Christian: [script needed] (žwq /žūk/)

    Sogdian: 𐼹𐼴𐼸‎ (δwk /δūk/)

• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Old Persian: 𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎺𐎠 f (du-u-ru-u-v-a /duruva/, “firm, secure”)
    • Middle Persian:
      • Persian: درست‎ (dorost, “healthy”)

References

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