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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/swáHduš

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

Alternative forms
  • *swaHdwíH f

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus.

Adjective

*swáHduš (comparative *swáHdyas, superlative *swáHdištʰas) [1]

  1. sweet

Descendants
  • Indo-Aryan: *swaHdúṣ m, *swaHdwíH f

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