Reconstruction:Old Persian/gāuš

This Old Persian 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.

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *gā́wš.

Noun

*gāuš

1. cow

Derived terms

• 𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎽𐎺 (g-u-b-ru-v /⁠Gaubaruvaʰ⁠/)
  • → Akkadian: 𒄖𒁀𒊒𒀀 (/⁠gubaruˁ⁠/)
  • → Ancient Greek: Γωβρύας (Gōbrúas)
  • → Elamite: 𒋡𒈠𒁀𒊏𒈠 (/⁠kambarna⁠/)
• 𐎰𐎫𐎦𐎢𐏁 (θ-t-gu-u-š /⁠Θatagauš⁠/)

Descendants

• Middle Persian: (/⁠gāw⁠/) (< OP acc. *gāvam)

  Manichaean script: 𐫃𐫀𐫇 (gʾw)

  Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (TWRA)

  Pazend script: 𐬔𐬃 (gā̊)

  • Lurish:

    Northern Luri: گۉ (gow)

    Silakhori: گۋ (gü)

    Bakhtiari: گۉ (gow, go)

    Southern Luri: گا (gā), گۉ (gow)

  • Classical Persian: گاو (gāw)

    Dari: گاو (gāw)

    Persian: گاو (gâv), گاب (gâb) (perhaps via Northwestern)

    Tajik: гов (gov)

    • → Gilaki: گاو (gåv)