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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/súraH

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

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *sūl (“thick liquid”). Alternatively, from the root *su- (“to press, to extract”) whence also *sáwmas.

Noun

*súraH f [1]

  1. wine, liquor, alcohol
  2. any fermented drink, milk, juice etc
  3. nectar, any intoxicating drink

Declension
aH-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *súraH *súray *súrās
vocative *súray *súray *súrās
accusative *súrām *súray *súrās
instrumental *súrayaH *súraHbʰyā(m) *súraHbʰiš
ablative *súrayaHs *súraHbʰyā(m) *súraHbʰyas
dative *súrayaHy *súraHbʰyā(m) *súraHbʰyas
genitive *súrayaHs *súrāyās *súraHnām
locative *súrayaH(m) *súrāyaw *súraHsu

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *súraH
    • Sanskrit: सुरा (súrā, “alcohol, wine”)[2] (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *húraH (“fermented milk”)
    • Avestan: 𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬁 (hurā)
    • Old Persian:
      • Middle Persian: hwl (hur)
    • Khotanese: hurā
  • → Kipchak:
  • → Proto-Permic: *sur (“beer”) (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “súrā-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 482
  2. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “súrā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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