Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/HwáHatah

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts.

Noun edit

*HwáHatah m

  1. wind
  2. air

Inflection edit

masculine a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *HwáHatah *HwáHatā *HwáHatā
vocative *HwáHata *HwáHatā *HwáHatā
accusative *HwáHatam *HwáHatā *HwáHatānh
instrumental *HwáHatā *HwáHataybyaH *HwáHatāyš
ablative *HwáHatāt *HwáHataybyaH *HwáHataybyah
dative *HwáHatāy *HwáHataybyaH *HwáHataybyah
genitive *HwáHatahya *HwáHatayāh *HwáHatānam
locative *HwáHatay *HwáHatayaw *HwáHatayšu

Descendants edit

  • Central Iranian:
    • Avestan: 𐬬𐬁𐬙𐬀 (vāta), 𐬬𐬁𐬙𐬋 (vātō)
  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Khotanese: [script needed] (bāta)
    • Ossetian:
      Digor Ossetian: уад (wad, storm)
    • Sogdo-Bactrian:
      • Bactrian: οαδο (oado /⁠wād⁠/)
      • Khwarezmian: واد (wʾd /⁠wād, wāδ⁠/)
      • Proto-Sogdic:
  • Southeastern Iranian:
  • Northwestern Iranian:
  • Southwestern Iranian:

Further reading edit

  • Bailey, H. W. (1979) “bāta”, in Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 296a