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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/úštras

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words 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; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *úǵtr-o-s, from *uǵ-tḗr ~ *uǵ-trés +‎ *-os, from *weǵ- (“to be strong”) +‎ *-tḗr, or perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ūsros (“aurochs”) (compare Proto-Germanic *ūraz), of BMAC substrate origin[1].

Noun

*úštras m

  1. camel
  2. buffalo

Declension
masculine a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *úštras *úštrā *úštrā, -ās(as)
vocative *úštra *úštrā *úštrā, -ās(as)
accusative *úštram *úštrā *úštrāns
instrumental *úštrā *úštraybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *úštrāyš
ablative *úštrāt *úštraybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *úštraybʰyas
dative *úštrāy *úštraybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *úštraybʰyas
genitive *úštrasya *úštrayās *úštrāna(H)m
locative *úštray *úštrayaw *úštrayšu
  • Indo-Aryan: *úṣṭras
  • Iranian: *úštrah (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (1999), “The Indo-Iranian substratum”, in Early Contacts between Uralic and Indo-European: Linguistic and Archaeological Considerations‎, Helsinki
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