Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/gawtrám

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 *ǰáwti ~ *guHánti (“to increase, multiply”) +‎ *-tram.

Noun

*gawtrám n

1. growth, multiplication
2. lineage, family

Declension

neuter a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*gawtrám	*gawtráy	*gawtráH
vocative	*gawtrám	*gawtráy	*gawtráH
accusative	*gawtrám	*gawtráy	*gawtráH
instrumental	*gawtrā́	*gawtráybʰyaH, -ā́bʰyām	*gawtrā́yš
ablative	*gawtrā́t	*gawtráybʰyaH, -ā́bʰyām	*gawtráybʰyas
dative	*gawtrā́y	*gawtráybʰyaH, -ā́bʰyām	*gawtráybʰyas
genitive	*gawtrásya	*gawtráyās	*gawtrā́na(H)m
locative	*gawtráy	*gawtráyaw	*gawtráyšu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *gawtrám
  • Sanskrit: गोत्र (gotrá, “lineage, parentage, family”) (see there for further descendants)
    • →? Sogdian: (/⁠kōt(ə)r⁠/, “race, family, lineage”)

      Manichaean script: 𐫐𐫇𐫤𐫀𐫡 (kwtʾr), 𐫐𐫇𐫤𐫡 (kwtr)

      Sogdian script: 𐼸𐼴𐽂𐼰𐽀 (kwtʾr), 𐼸𐼴𐽂𐽀 (kwtr)

      Syriac script: [Syriac needed] (qwtr)

• Proto-Iranian: *gawθrám (see there for further descendants)