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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ćáyuš

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 This Proto-Indo-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-Indo-Iranian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱéy-u-s, from *ḱey- (“to be lying down; to settle”) +‎ *-us.

Noun edit

*ćáyuš[1]

  1. orphan

Descendants edit

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *śayúṣ, *śáwṣ
    • Sanskrit: शयु (śayú)
      • Dardic:
        • Khowar: [script needed] (ċogú, ċowu)[2]
  • Proto-Iranian: *cáyuš (see there for further descendants)

References edit

  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “śayú-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śō”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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