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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/sáras

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 late, southern dialectal Proto-Indo-European *sélos ~ *sélesos (“marsh”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἕλος (hélos, “marsh-meadow”), Old Armenian եղտիւր (ełtiwr, “marsh”).[1]

Noun

sáras n

  1. marsh, water

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *sáras
  • Proto-Nuristani:
    • Northern Nuristani:
    • Southern Nuristani:

References
  1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 708
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