Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wr̥ćšás

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 related to Proto-Indo-Iranian *wálćas (hair), whence Sanskrit वल्श (valśa, shoot, branch, twig).[1][2]

    Noun

    *wr̥ćšás m

    1. tree

    Declension

    masculine a-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *wr̥ćšás *wr̥ćšā́(w) *wr̥ćšā́s(as)
    vocative *wŕ̥ćša *wŕ̥ćšā(w) *wŕ̥ćšās(as)
    accusative *wr̥ćšám *wr̥ćšā́(w) *wr̥ćšā́ns
    instrumental *wr̥ćšáH *wr̥ćšáybʰyā(m) *wr̥ćšā́yš
    ablative *wr̥ćšā́t *wr̥ćšáybʰyā(m) *wr̥ćšáybʰyas
    dative *wr̥ćšā́y *wr̥ćšáybʰyā(m) *wr̥ćšáybʰyas
    genitive *wr̥ćšásya *wr̥ćšáyās *wr̥ćšā́naHam
    locative *wr̥ćšáy *wr̥ćšáyaw *wr̥ćšáyšu

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wr̥ṭṣás
    • Proto-Iranian: *wr̥šáh

    References

    1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “vṛkṣá- - VṚJ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 572
    2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “VALG- -válsá”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 526-527