Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/cáyuš

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This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćáyuš, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéy-u-s, from *ḱey- (to be lying down; to settle) +‎ *-us.

Noun

*cáyuš m

  1. orphan

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “śayú-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001) “śayú-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag
  3. ^ Bailey, H. W. (1979) “syūtä”, in Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 437b