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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/sarȷ́-

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 *selǵ-[1]. Cognate with Old English solcen (whence English sulk), Middle High German selken (“drizzle”), possibly Hittite 𒊭𒀠𒀝𒍣 (ša-al-ak-zi /šalkzi/, “knead, mix”), although the semantic connection is weak[2].

Root

*sarȷ́-

  1. abandon, discharge, loose off.

Derived terms
  • Indo-Iranian: *sárȷ́ati (“to abandon, let go, discharge”)

References
  1. Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*harz-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  2. Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008), “šalk-zi”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 821
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