Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wr̥traǰʰā́

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 *wr̥trás (“shield, cover, obstacle”) +‎ *ǰʰā́ (“smiting, striking, killing”); the latter part from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰḗn, from *gʷʰen- (“to slay, strike”).

Adjective

*wr̥traǰʰā́

1. destroying obstacles

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wr̥traźʰā́
  • Sanskrit: वृत्रहन् (vṛtrahán) (वृत्रहा (vṛtrahā́, nom. sg))
• Proto-Iranian: *wr̥θraǰā́
  • Avestan: 𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬘𐬀𐬥 (vər^əθrajan) (𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬘𐬁 (vər^əθrajā, nom. sg))
    • → Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭 (wahrām)
      • Persian: بهرام (bahrâm)