𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬎

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *pr̥θúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥tʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us, from *pleth₂- (“flat”). Cognate with Sanskrit पृथु (pṛthú), English flat.

Adjective

𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬎 • (pərəθu)

  1. broad

References
  • Martínez García, Javier; de Vaan, Michiel (2014) Introduction to Avestan (Brill Introductions to Indo-European Languages; 1), Brill, →ISBN, page 24
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