Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰr̥ȷ́ʰáns

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts.

Adjective

*bʰr̥ȷ́ʰáns (comparative *bʰárȷ́ʰyas, superlative *bʰárȷ́ʰištʰas)

  1. high, tall

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *br̥źʰáns
    • Sanskrit: बृहत् (bṛhat), वृहत् (vṛhat) — later variant
      • Dhivehi: ބޮޑު (boḍu)
      • → Hindi: बृहत् (bŕhat), वृहत् (vŕhat), वृहत (vŕhat), बृहत (bŕhat)
  • Proto-Iranian: *br̥jáns (see there for further descendants)
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