Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/gʰawš-

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

Uncertain. The LIV reconstructs Proto-Indo-European *g⁽ʷ⁾ʰews-,[1] though—according to Cheung—there are no cognates outside of Indo-Iranian.[2]

Root

*gʰawš-

  1. to hear

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *gʰawṣ-

References

  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “?*g⁽ʷ⁾ʰeṷs-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 200
  2. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*gauš”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 115-116
  • Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010), Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 203
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