Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wálćas

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *wólḱ-o-s, from *h₂welh₁- (hair; wool). Perhaps related to Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥ćšás (tree).[1]

Noun

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*wálćas m (stem *warĉa-)

  1. hair

Declension

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masculine a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *wálćas *wálćā *wálćā, -ās(as)
vocative *wálća *wálćā *wálćā, -ās(as)
accusative *wálćam *wálćā *wálćāns
instrumental *wálćā *wálćaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *wálćāyš
ablative *wálćāt *wálćaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *wálćaybʰyas
dative *wálćāy *wálćaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *wálćaybʰyas
genitive *wálćasya *wálćayās *wálćāna(H)m
locative *wálćay *wálćayaw *wálćayšu

Descendants

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  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wálśas
  • Proto-Iranian: *wárcah

References

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  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “vṛkṣá- - VṚJ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 572