Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/sáȷ́ʰas

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 *séǵʰos (“power, victory”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *segaz.

Noun

*sáȷ́ʰas n

1. power, strength

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *sáźʰas
  • Sanskrit: सहस् (sáhas)
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Hindi: सह (sah)
      • Nepali: सह (saha)
    • ⇒ Pali: sahasā (“forcibly”)
• Proto-Iranian: *hájah
  • Avestan: 𐬵𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬵 (hazah)
  • Gurani: ھازی (hāzī)
  • Kurdish:

    Northern Kurdish: hêz

    Central Kurdish: ھێز (hêz)

    Southern Kurdish: ھاز (haz)

    Laki: ئاز (az)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sáhas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press