Cognate Set 9437 – Meaning: short

IE-CoR reference form:
?*g̑ʰers-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Celtic and Indic lexemes from a root *g̑ʰers-/*g̑ʰres- (EWAia II:823), traditionally considered to be derived from an s-extended form of the root *g̑ʰer- 'short, small, slight' (cf. IEW 443, de Bernardo Stempel 1999:68n57; not in Matasović 2009).
Found in clades:
Celtic, Indic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 2 clades by 6 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
161   Gaelic: Irish gearr ˈɟæɾˠ ˈɡʲarˠ
159   Gaelic: Scottish goirid ɡɤrʲɪdʲ
158   Old Irish gerr ˈɡʲer̪ˠ ˈɡʲerr
21   Vedic: Early hrasvá- हृस्व- ɦɾɐsˈʋɐ- hrasvá- AVP+
160   Gaelic: Manx giare ɡʲɛːr ɡʲɛːr gearr
22   Pali rassa ɾɐssɐ rassa
References
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred: II:823
    S.v. Ved. √hras- 'verringern, klein machen, kürzen' (Skt. hrasvá- 'kurz, klein'; mi., ni., pā. rassa- pkt. hassa-, rahasa- 'klein, leicht', etc.), probably from PIE *g̑ʰres-/*g̑ʰers- (MIr. gerr 'kurz').
  • Pokorny, Julius: 443
    S.v. *g̑ʰeres-, *g̑ʰres-, *g̑ʰers- (Ved. hrasvá- 'minder, kurz, klein', MIr. gerr 'kurz').
  • Scarborough, Matthew:
    Alternatively to [IEW](src-49) 443, [EWAia](src-172) II:823, [de Bernardo Stempel 1999](src-733):68n57, perhaps an original s-stem adjective to a root *g̑ʰer- could also be considered.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley: 819
    Cf. s.v. 14184 Skt. hrasvá- 'short, weak (of voice)' VS. (> Pk. rahassa-).
  • de Bernardo Stempel, Patrizia: 68n57
    Cf. in discussion to OIr. gar 'short; near', garait 'short'(?), with synonymous gerr with e-grade; not necessarily continuing an s-extension as commonly assumed, but could perhaps be accounted for due to expressive gemination.