Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/karah

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This Proto-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-Iranian

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Etymology

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From any one or more of Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (to do, make) (as "deed"), *kʷel- (to move around) (as "step"), and/or *(s)ker- (to cut off, divide) (as "segment").[1]

Adjective

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*karah[1]

  1. -fold, of time (during which an action or event happens)

Derived terms

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  • *hakaram
    • Middle Persian: 𐭧𐭲 (HT /⁠agar⁠/, if)
  • *dwitī́yakarah

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–) “*³kara-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 282