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Ushas
Ushas comes from Sanskrit उषस् ‘dawn’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-‘to dawn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éwsōs‘dawn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hušā́s‘dawn’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEउषस्uṣás‘dawn’
- Englishearliest quotation 1999Ushas
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-‘to dawn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éwsōs‘dawn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hušā́s‘dawn’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEउषस्uṣás‘dawn’
- Englishearliest quotation 1999Ushas
Earliest quotation: 1999, Shyam Singh Shashi, Encyclopaedia Indica: “Of the goddesses there are only two who have…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘to dawn’
or, air, east, plane, aerial, malaria, aura, aria, aero, exhaust, aurelia, aureus, oriel, oriole, austral, aurum, 63 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs ‘dawn’
Today it means
name Vedic and Hindu female deity, personifying the dawn, usually mentioned in plural. She is portrayed as welcoming birds and warding off evil spirits, and as a beautifully adorned young woman riding in a golden chariot on her path across the sky.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- / Ushas