Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/Hrāθáh

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 *Hrātʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrot-h₂-ó-s, from *Hret- (“to roll”).

Noun

*Hrāθáh

1. road, way

Inflection

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*Hrāθáh	*Hrāθā́	*Hrāθā́
vocative	*Hrāθa	*Hrāθā́	*Hrāθā́
accusative	*Hrāθám	*Hrāθā́	*Hrāθā́nh
instrumental	*Hrāθā́	*HrāθáybyaH	*Hrāθā́yš
ablative	*Hrāθā́t	*HrāθáybyaH	*Hrāθáybyah
dative	*Hrāθā́y	*HrāθáybyaH	*Hrāθáybyah
genitive	*Hrāθáhya	*Hrāθáyāh	*Hrāθā́nam
locative	*Hrāθáy	*Hrāθáyaw	*Hrāθáyšu

Descendants

• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Sogdian: [script needed] (rʾδ(h) /⁠rāθ⁠/)
  • Yagnobi: [script needed] (rot), [script needed] (ros)
• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Ormuri: [script needed] (rāī)
  • Pashto: لار (lār)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Northern Kurdish: rê
  • Zaza-Gurani:
    • Gurani: ڕا (řā)
    • Zazaki: rayîr (řāyīr)
• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Old Persian: *rāθah
    • Middle Persian: [script needed] (rʾh /⁠rāh⁠/)
      • Classical Persian: راه (râh)
        • Iranian Persian: راه (râh)
          • → Urdu: راه (rāh)
          • → Hindi: राह (rāh)
        • Tajik: роҳ (roh)
      • → Old Armenian: ռահ (ṙah)