Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/tā́wHā

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to be strong”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tā́wHā ~ *tāwHnás, from Proto-Indo-European *tḗwh₂-ō ~ *tuh₂-nés, from *tḗwh₂-s ~ *téwh₂-s, whence also Proto-Indo-Iranian *táwHsiH (“power, strength”).

Noun

*tā́wHā ~ *tāwHnáh

  1. lord, deity
    Synonym: *Háhurah

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Proto-Scythian: *tāwē
      • ⇒ Proto-Scythian: *Darɣatāwē
        • →? Ancient Greek: Ταργίταος (Targítaos, “mythical Scythian progenitor”)[1]
      • ⇒ Proto-Scythian: *witāwaki
        • Proto-Sarmatian: *idāwag

References

  1. ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–), “*darg(a)- / *drag(a)- / *dra-n-g(a)-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 350: “*darga-tau̯a-”
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