Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/rúxš
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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
Alternative reconstructions
Etymology
Uncertain; probably from Proto-Indo-Iranian *rúkš (compare Wakhi ruxnyirk (“white barley”)), from Proto-Indo-European *léwk-s ~ *luk-és (“something bright, white”), from *lewk- (“to shine”) + *-s.
Noun
*rúxš f
Descendants
- Northeastern Iranian:
References
- ^ Morgenstierne, Georg (1927) “orb'əša”, in An Etymological Vocabulary of Pashto (Skrifter utgitt av det Norske Videnskapsakademi i Oslo; 3), Oslo: J. Dybwad: “*rbs”
- ^ Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2017) “Agricultural terms in Indo-Iranian”, in Language Dispersal Beyond Farming, Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company