Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/-ča

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 *-kʷe.

Suffix

*-ča

1. and

   *Háwiš Háĉwāsča ― the sheep and the horses

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *-ća
  • Sanskrit: -च (-ca)
    • Kalasha: že
    • Pali: ca
• Proto-Iranian: *-ča
  • Avestan: -𐬗𐬀 (-ca)
  • Northern Kurdish: jî
  • Zazaki: zi
  • Old Persian: -𐎨𐎠 (-c-a /⁠-cā⁠/)