Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hsućráwas

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

A compound formed from *Hsu- ‎ *ćráwas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- (“good”) and *ḱléwos (“fame”).

Adjective

*Hsućráwas

famous

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hsuśráwas
- Vedic Sanskrit: सुश्रवस् (suśrávas)
Proto-Iranian: *Hhucráwah
- Avestan: *husrauua
- Parthian:
  - Inscriptional Parthian script: 𐭇𐭅𐭎𐭓𐭅 (ḥwsrw)
    - → Ancient Greek: Ὀσρόης (Osróēs)
    ^[1]
  - → Middle Persian:
    - Manichaean script: 𐫍𐫇𐫘𐫡𐫇𐫃 (hwsrwg /⁠husrōg⁠/)^[2]
    - Book Pahlavi script: 𐮰𐮵𐮽𐮹𐮵𐮱𐮵 (ḥwslwb' /⁠husraw, xusrav⁠/)^[3]^[4]^[2]
    - Inscriptional Pahlavi script: [Inscriptional Pahlavi needed] (ḥwslwb),^[1] 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩 (ḥwslwdy /⁠Husrōy⁠/)
    - Persian: خسرو (xosrow) (see there for further descendants)

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Gignoux, Philippe (1972) “ḥwslwb”, in Glossaire des Inscriptions Pehlevies et Parthes [Glossary of Pahlavi and Parthians Inscriptions] (Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum. Supplementary Series; 1) (in French), London: Lund Humphries, page 24b
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “husraw”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 45
^ Skjærvø, Prods Oktor (2007) Introduction to Pahlavi‎^[1], Cambridge
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[Gignoux-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Gignoux, Philippe (1972) “ḥwslwb”, in Glossaire des Inscriptions Pehlevies et Parthes [Glossary of Pahlavi and Parthians Inscriptions] (Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum. Supplementary Series; 1) (in French), London: Lund Humphries, page 24b

[Mackenzie-2] 2.0 ^2.1 MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “husraw”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 45

[Skjaervo-3] Skjærvø, Prods Oktor (2007) Introduction to Pahlavi‎^[1], Cambridge

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