Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ćráyHyas

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

Compare Proto-Slavic *sъrętja. Probably the comparative degree of *ćriHrás (“good, beautiful”), from the root *ĉriH-.

Adjective

*ćráyHyas

better, preferable

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *śráyHyas
- Sanskrit: श्रेयस् (śréyas)
- Middle Indo-Aryan:
  - Pali: seyyo
  - Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑁂𑀅 (sea)
Iranian: *ĉráyHyah
- Avestan: 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵‎ (sraiiah)
- Pashto: ښه‎‎ (ẍë)
- Sogdian: [script needed] (šyʼtr)

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