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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ćriHrás

This Proto-Indo-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-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱreyH- and compared with Ancient Greek κρείων (kreíōn, “lord”);[1][2] however, this is now considered phonetically and semantically problematic.[3]

Adjective

*ćriHrás (comparative *ćráyHyas, superlative *ćráyHištʰas)

  1. beautiful, splendid

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *śriHrás
    • Sanskrit: श्रीर (śrīrá), श्रील (śrīlá), श्री (śrī) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *criHráh
    • Avestan: 𐬯𐬭𐬍𐬭𐬀 (srīra)
    • Khotanese: śśära
    • Sogdian: [script needed] (šyr-)
    • Baluchi: شَر (šarr)

References
  1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 665-666; 669-670
  2. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 392-393
  3. van Beek, Lucien. 2014. Homeric κρείων 'lord' and the Indo-European word for 'head'. Indogermanische Forschungen 119, pp. 99–123.
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