Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/bujáh

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 *bʰuȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵ-.

Noun

*bujáh

1. goat

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Avestan: 𐬠𐬏𐬰𐬀 (būza, “ram”)
• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Khotanese: [script needed] (buysä)
  • Sogdo-Bactrian:
    • Khwarezmian: [script needed] (ʼβz /⁠aβza⁠/)
    • Proto-Sogdic:
      • Sogdian: [Syriac needed] (bzyšṯ /⁠⁽ᵊ⁾βzī́št⁠/, pl.)
      • Yagnobi: vʉz
• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Ishkashimi: [script needed] (vьz)
  • Ormuri-Parachi
    • Ormuri:

      Kaniguram: [script needed] (buz)

    • Parachi: buǰ
  • Pashto: وز m (wuz), اوز (uz), بز (bëz, buz), وزه f (vzá, vuzá), اوزه (uzá), بېزه (bezá), بزه (bza), زبه (zba)
  • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami-Munji:
    • Munji: [script needed] (və́za)
    • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami:
      • Shughni: ваз (vaz)
      • Yazghulami: ваз (vaz)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Baluchi: بز (buz)
  • Kurdish:

    Northern Kurdish: bizin

    Central Kurdish: بِزِن (bizin)

    Southern Kurdish: بِزِن (bizin)

    Laki: بِزِن (bizin), بز (biz)

  • Proto-Medo-Parthian:
    • Caspian:
      • Gilaki: [script needed] (buz)
      • Mazanderani-Shahmirzadi:
        • Mazanderani: بز (bez)
        • Shahmirzadi: بز (boz)
    • Proto-Komisenian:
      • Lasgerdi: [script needed] (boz)
      • Sangisari: بز (boz)
      • Sorkhei: [script needed] (boz)
    • Old Median: *buzah
      • Middle Median: *buz
        • Kermanic: بز (buz, boz, biz, bøz, bu̞z), بزە (buzä); بوزە (būzä)
        • Sivandi: bez
        • Talysh: [script needed] (bьz)
        • → Old Armenian: բզաք (bzakʻ)
        • → Middle Persian:

          Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (bwz /⁠buz⁠/)

          • Classical Persian: بز (buz)
            • Iranian Persian: بز (boz)
              • → Larestani: [script needed] (buz)
            • Tajik: буз (buz)
            • Tat: [script needed] (büzlä)
      • Semnani: [script needed] (boza)
      • → Elamite:

        Achaemenid Elamite: 𒁍𒍝 (bu-za /⁠Buza⁠/) (personal name)

    • Parthian: [script needed] (wəz)
    • Proto-Zaza-Gorani:
      • Gurani: بزە (biza)

        Talakhedeshki: [script needed] (bez)

      • Zazaki: bize