Reconstruction:Alanic/čirǧ

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 *ćirɣ, from Proto-Scythian *tiǧri.

Adjective

*čirǧ

  1. bitter

Descendants

  • Ossetian:
    Digor Ossetian: циргъ (cirǧ)
    Iron Ossetian: цыргъ (cyrǧ)

Noun

*čirǧ[1]

  1. garlic

Descendants

  • ? Dargwa: ссурге (ssurge)[1]
  • ? Lezgi: серг (serg)[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lubotsky, Alexander (2002), “Scythian elements in Old Iranian”, in Sims-Williams, Nicholas, editor, Indo-Iranian Languages and Peoples[1], Oxford University Press, →DOI, pages 195-196, 198-199