Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Háwiš

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 *h₂ówi-s ~ *h₂éwi-s.

Noun edit

*Háwiš f

  1. sheep

Declension edit

feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *Háwiš *HáwiH *Háwayas
vocative *Háway *HáwiH *Háwayas
accusative *Háwim *HáwiH *Háwīn, -īš
instrumental *Háw(išt)yā *Háwibʰyām *Háwibʰiš
ablative *Háwayš, *-yaš *Háwibʰyām *Háwibʰyas
dative *Háwayay *Háwibʰyām *Háwibʰyas
genitive *Háwayš *Háwyawš *Háwayām?
locative *Háwāw, *-yā *Háwyawš *Háwišu

Descendants edit

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Háwiṣ
  • Proto-Iranian: *Háwiš
    • Persian: عفه ('ofe, sheepskin (coat))
    • Wakhi: [script needed] (yobc)