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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/mŕ̥tas

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 *mr̥tós.

Noun

*mŕ̥tas m[1]

  1. mortal, man
    Synonym: *mártyas

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *mártas (possibly influenced by *mártyas)
  • Proto-Iranian: *mŕ̥tah
    • Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬀 (marəta, “man”)
    • Kurdish:
      Northern Kurdish: mêr (“man, husband”)
      Central Kurdish: مێرد (mêrd, “husband”)
      Laki: مێردە (mêrde, “husband”)
    • Parthian: [script needed] (mrd /⁠mard⁠/)
    • Old Persian: [script needed] (*márta)
      • Middle Persian: [script needed] (mlt' /⁠mard⁠/, “man”)
    • Zazaki: merde (“husband”)
  • → Proto-Uralic:
    • Proto-Mordvinic:
    • Proto-Permic:
      • Komi-Permyak: морт (mort, “person, man”)
      • Komi-Zyrian: морт (mort, “person, man”)
      • Udmurt: мурт (murt, “person, man”)

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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