व्रश्च्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Traditionally taken to be from Proto-Indo-European *wrek-, and compared with Ancient Greek ῥάκος (rhákos, rag, wrinkle), Latvian rakt (to dig).[1] Similarities to Czech vráska (wrinkle) have also been noted. Perhaps related to Avestan 𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬙𐬗𐬀𐬉𐬨 (uruuatcaēm, I will tear it apart). These proposals have their share of phonetic and/or semantic difficulties. Cross-contamination and conflation with similar roots may have obscured the true origins of the root.[2][3]

Not related to Sanskrit वृक्ष (vṛkṣa, tree).

Pronunciation

Root

व्रश्च् • (vraśc)

  1. to cut down, cut off, cut asunder, cleave, hew, fell (a tree)

Derived terms

  • अवव्रश्चत् (avavraścat)
  • अव्रश्चीत् (avraścīt)
  • अव्राक्षीत् (avrākṣīt)
  • वरीवृत्चीति (varīvṛtcīti)
  • वरीवृश्च्यते (varīvṛścyate)
  • वव्रश्च (vavraśca)
  • विव्रक्षति (vivrakṣati)
  • विव्रश्चिषति (vivraściṣati)
  • वृक्ण (vṛkṇa)
  • वृक्णन् (vṛkṇan)
  • वृक्त्वी (vṛktvī)
  • वृक्त्वी (vṛktvī)
  • वृक्षि (vṛkṣi)
  • वृश्चति (vṛścati)
  • वृश्चते (vṛścate)
  • वृश्च्यते (vṛścyate)
  • वृष्ट्वा (vṛṣṭvā)
  • व्रक्ष्यति (vrakṣyati)
  • व्रश्चयति (vraścayati)
  • व्रश्चिता (vraścitā)
  • व्रश्चित्वा (vraścitvā)
  • व्रश्चिष्यति (vraściṣyati)
  • व्रष्टा (vraṣṭā)

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “व्रश्च्”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), volume 2, Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN, pages 102-3
  2. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 596
  3. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 250-251
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