Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/tawHás

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 *tewh₂-ós, from *tewh₂- (“to be strong”) +‎ *-ós.[1]

Adjective

*tawHás (comparative *táwHyas, superlative *táwHištʰas)

  1. strong, mighty

Derived terms

  • *táwHyas
    • Proto-Iranian: *táwHyah
      • ⇒ Old Persian: 𐎫𐎢𐎻𐎡𐎹𐎠 m (t-u-vi-i-y-a /⁠tauviyā⁠/, “the stronger one”)

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *tawHás
    • Vedic Sanskrit: तवस् (tavás) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *tawHáh
    • Avestan: *tawō
      • ⇒ Younger Avestan: 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌𐬙𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬵 (paititauuah)

References

  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “tavi”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 510
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