Cognate Set 8145 – Meaning: earth

IE-CoR reference form:
*su̯er-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Cheung 2007:151 suggests a derivation of this family of words from Proto-Iranic *hu̯ar-da- to Proto-Iranic 5. *hu̯ar- 'to paint, colour, stain', and further to PIE 2. *su̯er- 'to ache, fester'?.
Found in clades:
Iranic
Found in 1 clade by 1 lexeme.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
57   Kurdish C.: Jafi xuɫ χʊɫ
References
  • Cheung, Johnny: 151
    Cf. s.v. PIr. *hu̯ar- (5) ‘to paint, colour; to stain’ > NP xvāl ‘soot, lamp-black’ (< *hu̯ar-da- ?). To PIE *su̯er- (*su̯or-) ‘to darken, make dark, stain’ ?
  • Rix, Helmut: 613
    Cf. s.v. 2. *su̯er- 'schmerzen, schwären' (IEW 1050).