Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/páyHah

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 *páyHas.

Noun

*páyHah n

1. milk

   Synonyms: *páyHmā, *xšwiptah, *xšiHrám

Descendants

• Avestan: 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵 (paiiah)
• Parachi: pē
• Pashto: پۍ (pəi)

References

• Romain Garnier, Laurent Sagart, Benoît Sagot. Milk and the Indo-Europeans. Martine Robeets; Alexander Savalyev Language Dispersal Beyond Farming, John Benjamins Publishing Company, p.300, 2017, 978 90 272 1255 9.