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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Háyas

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

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyos (“copper, bronze”).

Noun

*Háyas n[1]

  1. a metal, copper

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Háyas
    • Sanskrit: अयस् (áyas) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *Háyah

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “áyas-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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