Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hr̥HwáraH

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

  • Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥h₃-wér-eh₂, from *h₂érh₃-wr̥ ~ *h₂r̥h₃-wén-s (fertile land) +‎ *-eh₂, from the root *h₂erh₃- (to plough) +‎ *-wr̥. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄρουρᾰ (ároură, cultivated land).

    Noun

    *Hr̥HwáraH f

    1. fertile land

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan:
    • Proto-Iranian:
      • Avestan: 𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬁 (uruuarā)
      • Khotanese: [script needed] (aruva̬)
      • Middle Persian: (/⁠urwar⁠/)
        Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫇𐫡𐫇𐫡 (ʾwrwr)
        Book Pahlavi script: 𐮰𐮵𐮹𐮵𐮹 (ʾwlwl)
        • Persian: (obsolete) هرول (harval, kind of legume)
      • Sogdian:
        Buddhist: [script needed] (ʾrwrh)
        Manichaean script: 𐫡𐫇𐫡𐫀 (rwrʾ)