Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hr̥túš

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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

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ér-tus ~ *h₂r̥-téw-s, from *h₂er- (to fix).

Noun

*Hr̥túš m

  1. fixed point of time, period, epoch
  2. fixed order, rule

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hr̥túṣ
    • Sanskrit: ऋतु (ṛtú) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *Hr̥túš
    • Avestan: 𐬭𐬀𐬙𐬎 (ratu, judgement; period of time)
    • Khotanese: (rūtā, season)
    • Sogdian: (/⁠rətu ~ ratu⁠/, period of 10 seconds)
      Manichaean script: 𐫡𐫤𐫇 (rtw), 𐫡𐫤𐫤𐫇 (rttw)
    • Middle Persian: (/⁠rad⁠/, chief, master; judge)
      Book Pahlavi script: (lt')
      • Classical Persian: رد (rad, sage, wise man)
      • Aramaic: ܪܕ (rd /⁠rad⁠/, ruler)

References

  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “r̥tú-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 428