Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hárwāns

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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

The *Hárwā (quick) +‎ *-wants, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- + Proto-Indo-European *-wénts.

Adjective

*Hárwāns

  1. swift, rapid, quick

Noun

*Hárwāns m

  1. a courser, racehorse

Descendants

Further reading

  • Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “árvan-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University