Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/dʰráwgʰas

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 *dʰrówgʰos (“deception”).

Noun

*dʰráwgʰas n

1. lie, deception
2. treachery
3. offence

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dráwgʰas
  • Sanskrit: द्रोघ (drógha, “using malicious words”)
• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dráwźʰas (< Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰráwǰʰas < earlier *dʰráwgʰes)
  • Sanskrit: द्रोह (dróha)
• Proto-Iranian: *dráwgah (see there for further descendants)