Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/naHwiyás

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 *neh₂w(i)yos, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us (“boat”).

Adjective

*naHwiyás

1. boatable, navigable

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *naHwiyás
  • Sanskrit: नाव्य (nāvyá)
• Proto-Iranian: *naHwiyáh
  • Avestan: 𐬥𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬌𐬌𐬀 (nāuuiia)
  • Old Persian: 𐎴𐎠𐎻𐎡𐎹𐎠 (n-a-vi-i-y-a /⁠nāviyā⁠/)
  • → Tocharian B: newiya