Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/marwíš

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 *morwís.

The forms for Indo-Aryan and Nuristani (*warmíš, *wamrás), are from Proto-Indo-European *worm-. Compare Ancient Greek ὅρμικας pl (hórmikas, “ants”), Tocharian B warme.

Noun

*marwíš m

1. ant

Declension

masculine i-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*marwíš	*marwíH	*marwáyas
vocative	*marwáy	*marwíH	*marwáyas
accusative	*marwím	*marwíH	*marwī́n, -ī́š
instrumental	*marwíH́	*marwíbʰyām	*marwíbʰiš
ablative	*marwáyš	*marwíbʰyām	*marwíbʰyas
dative	*marwáyay	*marwíbʰyām	*marwíbʰyas
genitive	*marwáyš	*marwyáwš	*marwáyām?
locative	*marwā́(w)?	*marwyáwš	*marwíšu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wamrás, *warmíṣ (reshaped due to taboo)
  • Sanskrit: वम्र (vamrá, “ant”)

    ⇒ Sanskrit: वम्रिय (vamriya, “anthill”)

• Proto-Iranian: *marwíš
  • Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬭𐬌 (maoⁱri), 𐬨𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬭𐬍 (maoⁱrī)
  • Baluchi: مور (mor)
  • Gurani: مرۆچە (mirɔča)
  • Kurdish:

    Northern Kurdish: mêrî, mêrû, mîrî, mîro, morî, mûrî, mûrû

    Central Kurdish: مێروو (mêrû), مێروولە (mêrûle), مرۆچە (mroçe)

    Southern Kurdish: مرۊژ (mrüj)

    Laki: میرووژ (mîrûj)

  • Middle Persian: [script needed] (mwl /⁠mōr⁠/)
    • Persian: مور (môr, mur), مورچه (môrča, murče)
    • Tajik: мӯрча (mürča)
  • Lurish:
    • Northern Luri: مرۊژ (meruž)

      Silakhori: مرۊج (meruj)

      Nahavandi: میریجاْ (mirija)

    • Bakhtiari: مریج (merij)
    • Southern Luri: مۊری (muri)
  • Zazaki: morcela

Derived terms

• *marwikás, *warmikás
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *warmíHkas, *walmíHkas
    • Sanskrit: वल्मीक (valmī́ka, “anthill”)
      • Pali: vammika, vammīka
      • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀅 (vammia), 𑀯𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀻𑀅 (vammīa)
        • Hindi: बामी (bāmī, “anthill”)
  • Proto-Iranian: *marwikáh
    • Ossetian: мӕлдзыг (mælʒyg), мӕлдзыг (mælʒyg)
    • Pashto: مېږى (meģáy)
    • Sogdian: [script needed] (ymʾwrc)
  • Proto-Nuristani: *wřammíkā
    • Northern Nuristani:
      • Kamkata-viri:

        Kamviri: řamík

        Kativiri: řamík

      • Prasuni: vómī, vōmigí
    • Southern Nuristani:
      • Ashkun: břamī́
• *marwakás, *wamrakás
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wamrakás
    • Sanskrit: वम्रक (vamraká)
  • Proto-Iranian: *marwakáh
    • Khwarezmian: [script needed] (zmwrk)
    • Khotanese: [script needed] (muṃjaka)
    • Sogdian: [script needed] (zmʾwrʾk /⁠zmōrē⁠/)

References

• Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 24
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “marwíš”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Michiel Arnoud Cor de Vaan, The Avestan Vowels