Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ćwā́

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (“dog”). In late Proto-Indo-Iranian, *kúttas displaces this inherited word, with reflexes such as Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*kutta) and Proto-Iranian *kútah.

Noun

*ćwā́ m

1. dog

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *śwā́
  • Sanskrit: श्वन् (śván) (see there for further descendants)
  • Middle Indo-Aryan: *śuvāṇa
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀼𑀯𑀸𑀡 (suvāṇa)
      • Old Marathi: सुणें n (suṇeṃ), सुणा m (suṇā), सुणी f (suṇī)
      • Konkani: सुणो (suṇo)
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Bengali: শ্বাপদ (śśapod)
• Proto-Iranian: *cwā́ (see there for further descendants)