Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/suH-

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 *suH-.

Noun

*suH- m

pig, swine, hog

Derived terms

*suHkás
- Iranian: *huHkáh
  - Baluchi: هوک‎ (hūk)
  - Middle Persian: HZWLYA / hwk' (hūg)
    - Persian: خوک‎ (xuk), خوگ‎ (xug)
*suHkarás
- Indo-Aryan: *suHkarás
  - Sanskrit: सूकर (sūkará) (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

Iranian: *huH-
- Avestan: 𐬵𐬏‎ (hū)
- Mazanderani: خی‎ (xi)
- Ossetian: хуы (x°y)

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