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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/pr̥tʰúš

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

From Proto-Indo-European *pl̥th₂ús, from *pleth₂- (“flat”).

Adjective

*pr̥tʰúš (comparative *prátʰyas) [1]

  1. broad, wide

Descendants
  • Indo-Aryan: *pr̥tʰúṣ
    • Sanskrit: पृथु (pṛthú)
      • Dardic: *pṛthú
        • Northeast Pashayi: [Term?] (piṛik, “palm of hand”)
        • Southeast Pashayi: [script needed] (peṛek, “palm of hand”)
        • Shumashti: [script needed] (piṛik)
  • Iranian: *pr̥θúš

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