Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hwíš

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 *h₂w-í-s ~ *h₂u-yé-s.

Noun

*Hwíš f

1. bird

Declension

feminine i-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*Hwíš	*HwíH	*Hwáyas
vocative	*Hwáy	*HwíH	*Hwáyas
accusative	*Hwím	*HwíH	*Hwī́n, -ī́š
instrumental	*Hw(išt)yā́	*Hwíbʰyām	*Hwíbʰiš
ablative	*Hwáyš, *-yáš	*Hwíbʰyām	*Hwíbʰyas
dative	*Hwáyay	*Hwíbʰyām	*Hwíbʰyas
genitive	*Hwáyš	*Hwyáwš	*Hwáyām?
locative	*Hwā́w, *-yā́	*Hwyáwš	*Hwíšu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hwíṣ
  • Sanskrit: वि (ví)
• Proto-Iranian: *Hwíš
  • Avestan: 𐬬𐬍𐬱 (vīš)
  • Middle Persian: wʾd (way)