Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/xšwáš

This Proto-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-Iranian

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Proto-Iranian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *xšwáš

Alternative reconstructions

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  • *šwáš

Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *šwáćš, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. *x- was added to "regularize" the irregular retraction of Proto-Indo-European *s-.

Numeral

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*xšwáš

  1. six

Descendants

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  • Central Iranian:
    • Avestan: 𐬑𐬴𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬱 (xṣ̌uuaš)
  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Proto-Scythian:
      • Ossetian:
        Ossetian: ӕхсӕз (æxsæz)
      • Khotanese: [script needed] (kṣäṣa̮)
      • Wakhi: (/⁠šād⁠/)
        Arabic script: شاد
        Cyrillic script: шад (šad)
    • Sogdo-Bactrian:
      • Khwarezmian: اخّ (ʾẍ /⁠*axx⁠/), اخس (ʾxs /⁠*uxs ~ *axs⁠/)
      • Proto-Sogdic:
        • Sogdian: (/⁠(u)xušu ~ (ə)xušu⁠/)
          Sogdian script: [script needed] (wγwšw), [script needed] (ʾγwšw)
          Syriac script: ݎܘܫܘ (xwšw), ܘݎܘܫܘ (wxwšw), ܐݎܘܫܘ (ʾxwšw)
        • Yagnobi: ухш (uxš)
  • Southeastern Iranian:
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Baluchi: شش (šaš)
    • Kurdish:
      Central Kurdish: شەش (şeş /⁠šaš⁠/)
      Northern Kurdish: şeş (/⁠šaš⁠/)
      Southern Kurdish: شەش (şeş /⁠šaš⁠/)
    • Proto-Medo-Parthian:
      • Caspian:
        • Gilaki: شیش (šiš)
        • Mazanderani: شش (šaš ~ šiš)
      • Old Median:
        • Talysh: (/⁠šaš⁠/)
          Arabic script: شش
          Latin script: şəş
      • Parthian: (/⁠šuh ~ šoh⁠/)
        Manichaean script: 𐫢𐫇𐫆 (šwẖ)
        • Manichaean Middle Persian: 𐫢𐫇𐫆 (šwẖ /⁠šoh⁠/)
      • Zaza-Gorani:
        • Gurani: شش (şiş /⁠šiš⁠/)
        • Zazaki: şeş (/⁠šaš⁠/)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Old Persian: *xšvaš
      • Middle Persian: (/⁠šaš⁠/)
        Manichaean script: 𐫢𐫢 (šš)
        Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭱𐭲𐭠 (ŠTA)
        Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (šš), [Book Pahlavi needed] (ŠTA)
        Pazend script: 𐬱𐬀𐬱 (šaš)
        • Classical Persian: شش (šaš)
          Dari: شش (šaš)
          Iranian Persian: شش (šeš)
          Tajik: шаш (šaš)