Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/Hárdaxš

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárdʰakš ~ *Hr̥dʰakás. Cognate with Sanskrit ऋधक् (ṛ́dhak, “separately”, adv.).

Noun

*Hárdaxš ~ *Hr̥dakáh m

1. side

Descendants

• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Pashto: اړخ (aṛx, aṛax, “side”)
  • Sanglechi: [script needed] (alax, “hill”)
    • → Khowar: [script needed] (aarax, “hillside”)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Kurdish:

    Northern Kurdish: alî

    Central Kurdish: لا (la)

    Southern Kurdish: لا (la)

  • Proto-Medo-Parthian:
    • Gurani: لا (lā)
    • Kermanic:

      Abuzeydabadi, Jowshaqani, Khunsari, Nushabadi: āla

      Abuzeydabadi: ālā, āle

    • Mazanderani: هاله (hāle), دله (dele) (< *andar-āla-)
    • Parthian:

      Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫓𐫃 (ʾlg), 𐫀𐫀𐫓𐫃 (ʾʾlg /⁠ārag⁠/)

• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Middle Persian:

    Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫀𐫡𐫃 (ʾʾrg /⁠ārag⁠/)

    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ŠTLA), [Book Pahlavi needed] (ŠTRA), [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾlk' /⁠ālag⁠/)

    • Bakhtiari: [script needed] (āle)
• →? Old Armenian: աղագ (ałag), եղագ (ełag), եղանգ (ełang)
• →? Old Georgian: ალაგი (alagi)