Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/saw-

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 *sew-. Cognate with Ancient Greek ὕω (húō), Latin sucus.

Root

*saw-

to press out, extract

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *su-
- Sanskrit: सु- (su-)
Iranian: *hu-
- Avestan: 𐬵𐬎-‎ (hu-)

Derived terms

*sunáwti (“he presses out”)
- Indo-Aryan: *sunáwti
  - Sanskrit: सुनोति (sunóti)
*súrā (“nectar, wine”) (see there for further descendants)
*sáwHmas (“soma, haoma”)
- Indo-Aryan: *sáwHmas
  - Sanskrit: सोम (sóma)
- Iranian: *háwHmah
  - Avestan: 𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬨𐬀‎ (haoma)
*sutás (“pressed”)
- Indo-Aryan: *sutás
  - Sanskrit: सुत (sutá)
- Iranian: *hutáh
  - Avestan: 𐬵𐬎𐬙𐬀‎ (huta)

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