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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hugrás

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words 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 *h₂ug-ró-s, from *h₂ewg- (“to increase, enlarge”) +‎ *-rós.

Adjective

*Hugrás (comparative *Háwǰyas, superlative *Háwǰištʰas) [1]

  1. powerful, mighty, strong

Descendants
  • Indo-Aryan: *Hugrás
  • Iranian: *Hugráh
    • Old Avestan: 𐬎𐬔𐬭𐬀‎ (ugra)
      • Younger Avestan: 𐬎𐬖𐬭𐬀‎ (uγra)

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “ugrá-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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