Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ćriHrás
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Proto-Indo-Iranian
Etymology
Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱreyH- and compared with Ancient Greek κρείων (kreíōn, “lord”);[1][2] however, this is now considered phonetically and semantically problematic.[3]
Adjective
*ćriHrás (comparative *ćráyHyas, superlative *ćráyHištʰas)
Descendants
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 665-666; 669-670
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 392-393
- ^ van Beek, Lucien. 2014. Homeric κρείων 'lord' and the Indo-European word for 'head'. Indogermanische Forschungen 119, pp. 99–123.