Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/mr̥tyúš

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 *mer- (“to die”).

Noun

*mr̥tyúš m

death

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *mr̥tyúṣ
- Sanskrit: मृत्यु (mṛtyú) (see there for further descendants)
Iranian: *mr̥θyúš
- Avestan: 𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬌𐬌𐬎‎ (mərəθiiu)
- Old Persian: [Term?] (/məršiyu/)

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