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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/dʰruwás

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 *dʰru-wó-s, from *dʰer-us ~ *dʰr-éws + *-wós, from *dʰer- (“to support, hold”) +‎ *-us.[1][2][3] Possibly related to Proto-Slavic *sъdorvъ (“healthy”).

Adjective

*dʰruwás[1]

  1. fixed, firm

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dʰruwás[4]
  • Proto-Iranian: *druwáh (see there for further descendants)[2]

References
  1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001) “dhruvá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 798-799
  2. Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2003) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 2, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 359-60
  3. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “dhruvá-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 172: “Pokorny connects dhruvá- with the word for 'wood' (with dh- under the influence of dhar)”
  4. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhruvá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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