Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/auštrā́ˀ

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Proto-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éws-r̥-h₂ ~ *h₂us-r-és, from *h₂ews- (dawn; to dawn). Cognate with Sanskrit उस्रा (usrā́, dawn, morning), Ancient Greek αὔρᾱ (aúrā, morning air), and perhaps further Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ (Easter), and Albanian err (darkness).

Noun

*auštrā́ˀ f

  1. dawn, morning

Alternative reconstructions

  • *aušrā́ˀ, *uštrā́ˀ

Descendants

  • East Baltic:
    • Latvian: àustra, aũstra
    • Lithuanian: aušrà, (dialectal) auštrà
  • Proto-Slavic: *ùtro (see there for further descendants)