Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/hwá

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 *swá, from Proto-Indo-European *swé.

Pronoun

*hwá

1. self; reflexive pronoun

Derived terms

• *hwaypaθyah
• *hwatah

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Avestan: 𐬓𐬀 (xᵛa)
• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Khotanese: [script needed] (hva)
  • Bactrian: χοα (xoa /⁠xwa⁠/, “self, own”)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Caspian:
    • Gilaki: خو (xu)
    • Gorgani: خو (xwa, xow), خوه (xwa, xuwa)
  • Gurani: وێ (wē), خۆ (xo)
• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Old Persian: 𐎢𐎺 (u-v /⁠ʰuva⁠/)