Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/hwáhā

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 *swásā, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Noun edit

*hwáhā f

sister

Descendants edit

Central Iranian:
- Avestan: 𐬓𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀𐬭 (xᵛaŋhar)
Southeastern Iranian:
- Pashto: خور (xor)
- Proto-Sanglechi-Ishkashimi:
  - Ishkashimi: иха (ixa)
  - Sanglechi: юхӧай (yoxōai), ихва (ixva)
- Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami-Munji:
  - Proto-Munji-Yidgha:
    - Munji: یخوه (yaxva)
    - Yidgha: اخو (ixō), اخکو (ixko), یخوه (yixōh)
  - Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami:
    - Proto-Shughni-Roshani:
      - Sarikoli: yax
      - Shughni: йах (yax)
    - Yazghulami: х̌̊арѓ (x̌̊arǵ)
Northeastern Iranian:
- Proto-Sogdic:
  - Sogdian: (/⁠xwār⁠/)
    Manichaean script: 𐫑𐫇𐫀𐫡 (k̇wʾr)
    
    Sogdian script: 𐼶𐼴𐼰𐽀 (xwʾr), 𐼲𐼴𐼰𐽀𐼳 (ɣwʾrh)
    
    Syriac script: ݎܘܐܪ (xwʾr), ݎܘܐܪܚ (xwʾrh), ܮܘܐܪ (γwʾrh)
  - Yagnobi: хор (xor)
- Proto-Scythian:
  - Ossetian:
    Digor Ossetian: хуӕрӕ (xwæræ)
    
    Iron Ossetian: хо (xo)
  - Proto-Saka-Wakhi:
    - Khotanese: [script needed] (hvar)
    - Wakhi: x̌ыy
Northwestern Iranian:
- Baluchi:
  Baluchi: گوہار (gohár), گہار (guhár)
  
  Koroshi: گاهار (gāhār)
- Kurdish:
  Central Kurdish: خوِشک (xwişk), خوەیشک (xweyişk)
  
  Northern Kurdish: xwişk, xweh, xweng
  
  Southern Kurdish: خوەیشگ (xweyişg), خوەیشک (xweyişk)
  
  Laki: خوە (xwe), Laki: خوێە (xwêe)
- Medo-Parthian:
  - Caspian:
    - Old Mazanderani: خواخر (xwāxer, xwāxar)
      - Mazanderani: خاخر (xāxer)
    - Gilaki: خاخور (xāxor)
  - Old Median: *xwahā, *xwāhar
    - Middle Median: *xwār
      - Kermanic: xoer, xver, xôr (Zoroastrian Dari)
      - Proto-Tatic:
        Talysh:
        Central Talysh: هوه (huva, hova) هو (ho)
        
        Northern Talysh: xa (xā), xav (xāv)
        
        Southern Talysh: خالا (xâlâ), خلو (xolo)
        
        Old Tati:
        Old Azari: خور (xwar, xwor, xōr)
        
        Eshtehardi: xuača
        
        Gozarkhani: xā
        
        Harzani: höv
        
        Khoini: xâwey
        
        Ramandi: xāke
    - Semnani: خاک (xāk)
  - Parthian: 𐫇𐫑𐫀𐫡 (wxʾr /⁠wxār⁠/)
  - Proto-Zaza-Gorani:
    - Gurani: واڵیْ (wāłɛ)
    - Zazaki: way
Southwestern Iranian:
- Middle Persian:
  Manichaean script: 𐫑𐫇𐫀𐫆 (k̇wʾẖ), 𐫑𐫇𐫀𐫡 (k̇wʾr /⁠xwār⁠/)
  
  Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (AHTE /⁠xwah⁠/), [Book Pahlavi needed] (AHTEL /⁠xwahar⁠/), [Book Pahlavi needed] (hwʾhl /⁠xwāhar⁠/)
  - Larestani: خونگل (xwong(al))
  - Lurish:
    Northern Luri: خوأر (xwar)
    
    Bakhtiari: خور (xor)
    
    Southern Luri: خوئر (xoer)
  - Persian: خواهر (xvâhar), خوهر (xohar)
  - Tajik: хоҳар (xohar)