Cognate Set 3090 – Meaning: wide

IE-CoR reference form:
*h₁u̯erH-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Hellenic, Indo-Iranic, and Italic lexemes from PIE *h₁urH-ú- 'broad, wide', presupposing a full-grade root *h₁u̯erH- (cf. Beekes 2010:483-484, EWAia I:227, Abaev 1959–1995 IV:90-91, Untermann 2000:310, de Vaan 2008:645).
Found in clades:
Hellenic, Indic, Iranic, Italic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 4 clades by 6 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
6   Greek: Ancient eurýs εὐρύς eu̯rýs eu̯rýs G.sg. εὐρέως; εὐρύς, εὐρεῖα, εὐρύ.
21   Vedic: Early urú- उरु- uˈɾu- urú- 'wide, extensive, broad, extended, spacious, roomy; not narrow'
22   Pali uru ʊɾʊ uru
72   Ossetic: Iron wæræx уӕрӕх wɜˈrɜχ wɜrɜχ Cf. also fɜtɜn 'wide (surface)'.
73   Ossetic: Digor urux урух uruχ uruχ
146   Oscan uruvú Native script: uruvú (CA B 30).
References
  • Abaev, Vasilij Ivanovič: IV:90-91
    S.v. Oss. wæræx ; urux 'широкий, просторний', from Proto-Iranian *waru- ~ *uru- + suffix -ka-, cf. NPers. bar, Av. varu, vouru-, Ved. uru-, Gk. εὐρύς, etc.
  • Beekes, Robert: 483-484
    S.v. εὐρύς 'broad, wide' < *h₁ur(H)-ú- (cf. Skt. urú-, Av. vouru- 'broad').
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred: I:227
    S.v. Ved. urú- 'weit, umfängreich, breit, gegräumig' (IIr. cf. YAv. vouru- in compounds, e.g. vouru.dōiθra- 'dessen Augen weithin gehen', Oss. urux, etc.), from PIE *u̯r̥H-ú- (~ *u̯erH- in váras-, *u̯erH-ú- in Gk. εὐρύς 'weit, breit', etc.).
  • Untermann, Jürgen: 310
    S.v. O. <b>uruvú</b> 'breit', from PIt. *urvo-/-ā, which was remodelled as an o-stem from PIE *ə₁ur-u- 'breit' (cf. Ved. urú-, Gk. εὐρύς 'breit').
  • de Vaan, Michiel: 645
    Cf. s.v. urvum / urbum 'curved part of a plough', under which discussion of Osc. <b>uruvú</b> is given. O. <b>uruvú</b>, if meaning 'broad' could belong to PIE *h₁urHú- 'broad'.