Re: [tied] *gwhor-n0- 'furnace'; is an Indo-Iranian form attested?

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 31301
Date: 2004-03-01

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Subject: Re: [tied] *gwhor-n0- 'furnace'; is an Indo-Iranian form attested?


> Are any Indo-Iranian or Hittite forms attested?

Sanskrit is IIr. (and so is Avestan: <gar&ma-> 'hot). I'm not aware of any
Anatolian cognates.

> How would bhra_s.t.ra be explained?

It's a vriddhied adjective derived from the noun <bHras.t.ra-> 'frying pan',
an instrumental derivative in *-tra- (< PIE *-tlom/*-trom) of the Skt. root
{bHRj-} 'fry, roast' (< *bHreg^-).

Piotr