orĝhi-, r̥ĝhi-

    orĝhi-, r̥ĝhi-

    English meaning: testicle

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “Hode”

    Grammatical information: m.

    Note: From Root ergh- : “to shake, tremble, *evil, lustful” derived Root orĝhi-, r̥ĝhi- : “testicle” (hence a taboo word)

    Material: Av. ǝrǝzi- m. “Hodensack”, Du. ǝrǝzi “testicles”; Arm. orji-k” pl. “testicles”, orji “not kastriert” (*orĝhi-i̯os), mi-orji “μόνορχις”; Gk. ὄρχις m. “testicle”; Alb. herdhe f. “testicle” (*orĝhi-ü); M.Ir. uirgge f. “testicle” (*orĝhiü), Ir. uirghe with secondary gh; Lith. aržù s “ lascivious “, er̃žilas ‘stallion”, Ltv. ḕrzelis ds.

    Note: Common Alb. -ĝh- > -dh-, -d- phonetic mutation, also Alb. has preserved the old laryngeal Alb. herdhe f. “testicle”.

    References: WP. I 182 f., Trautmann 71.