Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/iherós

This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ish₁ros.^[1]

Adjective

*iherós

holy, divine

Inflection

Declension of *iherós
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*iherós	*iherā́	*iherón
vocative	*iheré	*iherá	*iherón
accusative	*iherón	*iherā́n	*iherón
genitive	*iheróyyo	*iherā́s	*iheróyyo
dative	*iherṓi	*iherā́i	*iherṓi
locative	*iherói, -éi	*iherái	*iherói, -éi
instrumental	*iherṓ	*iherā́	*iherṓ

dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*iherṓ	*iheráe	*iherṓ
vocative	*iherṓ	*iheráe	*iherṓ
accusative	*iherṓ	*iheráe	*iherṓ
genitive	?	?	?
dative	?	?	?
locative	?	?	?
instrumental	?	?	?

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*iherói	*iherái	*iherá
vocative	*iherói	*iherái	*iherá
accusative	*iheróns	*iheráns	*iherá
genitive	*iherṓn	*iherā́ōn	*iherṓn
dative	*iheróis	*iheráis	*iheróis
locative	*iheróihi	*iherā́hi	*iheróihi
instrumental	*iheróis	*iheráis	*iheróis

comparative	superlative	adverb
*iheřřṓs	*iherótəmos	*iheřřṓs

Descendants

Ancient Greek: ἱερός (hierós), ῑ̔ρός (hīrós) — Epic, Ionic, ἷρος (hîros) — Aeolic, ῐ̔ᾰρός (hĭărós) — Doric
- English: hiero-
- French: hiéro-
- Greek: ιερο- (iero-)
- → Middle Persian: (via ἱερά (hierá))
  - → Arabic: إِيَارَج (ʔiyāraj), يَارَج (yāraj)
    - → Persian: ایارج (iyâraj), یارج (yâraj)
- → Persian: یاره (yâra, yâre) (via ἱερά (hierá))

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἱερός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 580-1

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἱερός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 580-1

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