Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hr̥ȷ́ipyás
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₃r̥ǵi-pth₂-yó-s, from *h₃reǵi- (“straight”) *peth₂- (“to fly”) *-yós. Possible cognate with Old Armenian արծուի (arcui).[1]
Adjective
[edit]*Hr̥ȷ́ipyás m
- straight-flying
- (substantive) something straight-flying, falcon, eagle
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hr̥ȷ́ipyás
- Sanskrit: ऋजिप्य (ṛjipyá, “straight-flying; falcon”)
- Proto-Iranian: *Hr̥jifyáh (“eagle”) (see there for further descendants)
References
[edit]- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag