Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/(w)ŕ̥šā

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 *(w)ŕ̥šā.

Noun

*(w)ŕ̥šā[1][2] ~ *(w)r̥šnáh[1] m

virile man
male animal

Descendants

Central Iranian:
- Younger Avestan: 𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬥𐬀‎ (var^əšna), 𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬀𐬥‎ (ar^əšan, “man”)
Northeastern Iranian:
- Scythian: *wúršā
  - Ossetic: *wúrsa
    - Ossetian: (“stallion”)
      Digor: уырс (wyrs)
      Iron: урс (urs)
  - Saka-Wakhi: *wúršā
    - Khotanese: [script needed] (buṇū, “penis”)
    - Wakhi: γəṣ̌, γ̌əṣ̌ (“male”)
    - Wakhi: wəšəng (“bull”)
- Sogdo-Bactrian:
  - Khwarezmian: 𐾰𐾶𐿃𐾾‎ (ʾwšn, “stallion”)
    - ⇒ Khwarezmian: 𐼀𐼇𐼙𐼎𐼊𐼕𐼊𐼋‎ (ʾwšnycyk, “young bull”)
  - Sogdian: (“man”)
    Old Sogdian: 𐼇𐼙𐼏‎ (wšn /wašn, w(i)šn/)
Southeastern Iranian:
- Pashto: [script needed] (waẓīn, “large goat”)
- Shughni-Yazghulami-Munji: *wurnæ
  - Shughni-Yazghulami: *wurn
    - Vanji: wurom (“stallion”)
Southwestern Iranian:
- Old Persian: *(w)r̥šā
  - Middle Persian:
    Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (gwšn' /gušn/)
    - Persian: گشن‎ (gušn, “male”)
    - → Classical Syriac: ܐܘܫܢܐ‎ (ˀwšnˀ /ˀōšnā/, “stallion, stud”)
  - ⇒ Old Persian: [Term?] (/Ariyarsa/) (personal name)
  - ⇒ Old Persian: *Šyāwaršā, *θyāwaršā (personal name)
    - → Elamite: 𒅆𒅀𒈥𒊭 (Ši-ia-mar-ša), 𒋾𒅀𒈥𒊭 (Ti-ia-mar-ša)

References

Cheung, Johnny (2002) Studies in the Historical Development of the Ossetic Vocalism (Beitrage Zur Iranistik; 23), Weisbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert, →ISBN, page 127: “*uršna-, *urša-”
Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–) , “*aršan- : aršn- : *r̥šan-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 227-228

[Cheung-1] Cheung, Johnny (2002) Studies in the Historical Development of the Ossetic Vocalism (Beitrage Zur Iranistik; 23), Weisbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert, →ISBN, page 127: “*uršna-, *urša-”

[2] Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–) , “*aršan- : aršn- : *r̥šan-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 227-228