Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hlagʰúš

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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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus ~ *h₁ln̥gʷʰéws.

Adjective

*Hlagʰúš (comparative *Hlágʰyas, superlative *Hlágʰištʰas)[1]

  1. lightweight, swift, agile

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hlagʰúṣ
  • Proto-Iranian: *Hragúš (see there for further descendants)

References

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