Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/kr̥ćás

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 *kr̥ḱós (“thin, emaciated”), from *kerḱ- (“to wane, become thin”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *hurhaz (“thin”).

Adjective

*kr̥ćás[1]

  1. thin, emaciated
  2. lean

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *kr̥śás
    • Sanskrit: कृश (kṛśá)
      • Pali: kisa
      • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀓𑀺𑀲 (kisa)
  • Proto-Iranian: *kr̥cáh
    • Avestan: 𐬐𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀 (kərəsa)

References

  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “kr̥śá-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 283
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