Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/guHθáh

This Proto-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Iranian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *guHtʰás.

Noun edit

*guHθáh[1][2]

  1. excrement

Inflection edit

masculine a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *guHθáh *guHθā́ *guHθā́
vocative *guHθa *guHθā́ *guHθā́
accusative *guHθám *guHθā́ *guHθā́nh
instrumental *guHθā́ *guHθáybyaH *guHθā́yš
ablative *guHθā́t *guHθáybyaH *guHθáybyah
dative *guHθā́y *guHθáybyaH *guHθáybyah
genitive *guHθáhya *guHθáyāh *guHθā́nam
locative *guHθáy *guHθáyaw *guHθáyšu

Descendants edit

  • Central Iranian:
    • Avestan: 𐬔𐬏𐬚𐬀 (gūθa)
  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Proto-Saka-Wakhi:
      • Khotanese: [script needed] ()
      • Wakhi: gi
    • Sogdo-Bactran:
  • Southeastern Iranian:
    • Munji: غوو (ɣūw)
    • Ormuri: [script needed] (guy)
    • Pashto: غول (ǧwul)
    • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami:
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Baluchi: گوت (gūt)
    • Kermanic:
      Abuzeydabadi, Abyanehi, Badrudi, Chimehi, Farizandi, Tarehi:
      Abyanehi: gūh
      Bidhandi: goh
    • Kurdish:
      Central Kurdish: گوو ()
      Northern Kurdish:  m
      Southern Kurdish: گۊ ()
      Laki: گۊ (), گۊی (güy)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Old Persian: *gūθah[3]
      • Middle Persian:
        Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (gwh /⁠gūh⁠/)

References edit

  1. ^ Sadovski, Velizar (2017–2018) “Chapter VI: Iranian”, in Klein, Jared S., Joseph, Brian D., Fritz, Matthias, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The lexicon of Iranian, page 583:*gūθā̆- < ePIr. *guHϑHa-
  2. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2011) Selected Pashto Problems II. Historical Phonology 1: On Vocalism and Etyma (Iran and the Caucasus)‎[1], volume 15, numbers 1-2, Brill Academic Publishers, page 181:*gūθa-
  3. ^ Rezai Baghbidi, Hassan (2017) Middle Persian Historical Phonology, Osaka: Osaka University, page 60:OP *gūθa-