Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wayám

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 *weyóm.

Pronoun

*wayám

1. nominative plural of *aȷ́ʰám

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wayám
  • Sanskrit: वयम् (vayám)
    • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀯𑀅𑀁 (vaaṃ)
    • Dardic:
      • Chilisso: [script needed] (be)
      • Indus Kohistani: [script needed] (bē)
      • Phalura: be
      • Savi: [script needed] (bē)
      • Shina:

        Gilgiti: [script needed] (be)

        Guresi: [script needed] (bē)

        Palesi: [script needed] (bē)

      • Kashmiri: بہٕ (bụ, “I”)
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀅𑀁 (vaaṃ) (proscribed by grammarians)
• Proto-Iranian: *wayám
  • Avestan: 𐬬𐬀𐬉𐬨 (vaēm)
  • Old Persian: 𐎺𐎹𐎶 (vayam)

References

• Dunkel, George E. (2014) Lexikon der indogermanischen Partikeln und Pronominalstämme [Lexicon of Indo-European Particles and Pronominal Stems] (in German), volume 2: Lexikon, Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, page 849