Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hrawdʰás
Proto-Indo-Iranian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰ-ó-s, from *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”) + *-ós (deverbal suffix). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *roudos, Proto-Germanic *raudaz.
Noun
Declension
| masculine a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *Hrawdʰás | *Hrawdʰā́(w) | *Hrawdʰā́s(as) |
| vocative | *Hráwdʰa | *Hráwdʰā(w) | *Hráwdʰās(as) |
| accusative | *Hrawdʰám | *Hrawdʰā́(w) | *Hrawdʰā́ns |
| instrumental | *HrawdʰáH | *Hrawdʰáybʰyā(m) | *Hrawdʰā́yš |
| ablative | *Hrawdʰā́t | *Hrawdʰáybʰyā(m) | *Hrawdʰáybʰyas |
| dative | *Hrawdʰā́y | *Hrawdʰáybʰyā(m) | *Hrawdʰáybʰyas |
| genitive | *Hrawdʰásya | *Hrawdʰáyās | *Hrawdʰā́naHam |
| locative | *Hrawdʰáy | *Hrawdʰáyaw | *Hrawdʰáyšu |
Descendants
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hrawdʰás (“copper”)
- Proto-Iranian: *Hrawdáh (“copper, brass”)
- Baluchi: رود (rōd)
- Parthian: 𐫡𐫇𐫔 (rōδ, “copper”)
- Old Persian: [script needed] (*rauda)
- Sogdian: [script needed] (rwδ /rōδ/)
References
- ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lōhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press