Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/cinnáti

This Proto-Nuristani 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-Nuristani

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćinátˢti, from Proto-Indo-European *skinédti, from *skeyd- (“to divide, split”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sinːáti/

Verb

*cinnáti

1. to cut

Descendants

• Southern Nuristani:
  • Waigali: ćinë-

Further reading

• Strand, Richard F. (2016) Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎^[1]