YAv. Spitiiura- and the Compositional Form of PIE *u̯r̥h1-en- ‘Lamb’ in Indo-Iranian
Abstract This paper argues that the second member of the Avestan compounded personal name Spitiiura - goes back to the Indo-Iranian word for ‘lamb’: Ved. úran -, Mod. Pers. barra . The name ‘having shining white lambs’ can be shown to have mythopoetic parallels in other Indo-European traditions. It...
| Published in: | Indo-Iranian journal |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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Indo-Iranian journal
Year: 2021, Volume: 64, Issue: 2, Pages: 145-162 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Indo-Aryan languages
/ Mythology
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| RelBib Classification: | KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Spitiiura
B Iranian mythology B possessive compounds B Personal Names B Etymology B Purūravas B ašnō-rule B laryngeal loss |
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