Reconstruction:Alanic/wurš

This Alanic 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.

Alanic

Etymology

From Proto-Sarmatian *wurš, from Proto-Scythian *wuršā, from Proto-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šā (“virile man; male animal”).

Noun

*wurš

  1. stallion

Descendants

  • Ossetian:
    Digor Ossetian: уырс (wyrs)
    Iron Ossetian: урс (urs)
  • → Proto-Nakh: *borš
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