Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/HwidáwaH

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwidʰáwaH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂.

Adjective

*HwidáwaH

1. widow

Descendants

• Younger Avestan: 𐬬𐬌𐬜𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀 (viδauua)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: bî

  Central Kurdish: بێوە (bêwe)

  Southern Kurdish: بیوە (bîwe)

• Middle Persian: [script needed] (wdpk' /⁠wēwag⁠/)
  • Classical Persian: بیوه (bēwa)
• Ossetian: и́дӕдз (ídæʒ) (<*widawačī-)
  • →? Hungarian: özvegy
• Talysh: [script needed] (vev)
• Zazaki: viyā