Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wástram

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *wés-tro-m, from *wes- (to dress, clothe).

Noun[edit]

*wástram n [1]

  1. garment
  2. cloth

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wástram
  • Proto-Iranian: *wástram

References[edit]

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