Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/súraH

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

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *sūl (“thick liquid”). Alternatively, from the root *su- (“to press, to extract”) whence also *sáwmas.

Noun

*súraH f

Declension

aH-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*súraH	*súray	*súrās
vocative	*súray	*súray	*súrās
accusative	*súrām	*súray	*súrās
instrumental	*súrayaH	*súraHbʰyā(m)	*súraHbʰiš
ablative	*súrayaHs	*súraHbʰyā(m)	*súraHbʰyas
dative	*súrayaHy	*súraHbʰyā(m)	*súraHbʰyas
genitive	*súrayaHs	*súrāyās	*súraHnām
locative	*súrayaH(m)	*súrāyaw	*súraHsu

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *súraH
- Sanskrit: सुरा (súrā, “alcohol, wine”)[1]
  - Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀼𑀭𑀸 (surā)
    - Konkani: सोरो (sôrô, “alcohol”)
  - Pali: surā
  - → Thai: สุรา (sù-raa)
Iranian: *húraH (“fermented milk”)
- Avestan: 𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬁‎ (hurā)
- Old Persian: [Term?]
  - Middle Persian: hwl (hur)
- Khotanese: hurā (hurā)
- Kipchak: [Term?]
  - Bashkir: һыра (hïra, “beer”)
  - Kazakh: сыра (sıra, “beer”)
  - Southern Altai: сыра (sïra, “beer”)
  - Tatar: сыра (sıra, “beer”)
→ Permic: *sur (“beer”)
- Udmurt: сур (sur)
- Komi-Permyak: сур (sur)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “súrā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “súrā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press