ह्यस्

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

हियस् (hiyás) – Vedic Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĵʰyás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyési. Cognate with Ancient Greek χθές (khthés), German gestern, Latin herī, English yesterday, Avestan 𐬰𐬫𐬋‎ (zyō), Old Persian 𐎮𐎹𐎣 (di-y-k /diya(-ka)/) (whence Persian ‎ (di-ruz)).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦjɐ́s̪/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ɦjɐs̪/

Adverb

ह्यस् • (hyás)

yesterday

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