Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ćriHrás

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This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms 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

    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)

    1. beautiful, splendid

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 665-666; 669-670
    2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 392-393
    3. ^ van Beek, Lucien. 2014. Homeric κρείων 'lord' and the Indo-European word for 'head'. Indogermanische Forschungen 119, pp. 99–123.