Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/pā́dah

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 *pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓd-o-s, thematized form of *pṓds. Cognate with Sanskrit पद् (pád).

Noun edit

*pā́dah

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Inflection edit

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*pā́dah	*pā́dā	*pā́dā
vocative	*pā́da	*pā́dā	*pā́dā
accusative	*pā́dam	*pā́dā	*pā́dānh
instrumental	*pā́dā	*pā́daybyaH	*pā́dāyš
ablative	*pā́dāt	*pā́daybyaH	*pā́daybyah
dative	*pā́dāy	*pā́daybyaH	*pā́daybyah
genitive	*pā́dahya	*pā́dayāh	*pā́dānam
locative	*pā́day	*pā́dayaw	*pā́dayšu

Descendants edit

Eastern Iranian:
- Avestan: 𐬞𐬀𐬜𐬀 (paδa), 𐬞𐬁𐬜𐬀 (pāδa)
Northeastern Iranian:
- Sogdian: [script needed] (pʾδ /⁠pāδ⁠/)
Southeastern Iranian:
- Pashto: پل (pal, pǝl)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Baluchi: پاد (pád)
- Kurdish:
  Northern Kurdish: pî, pê
  
  Central Kurdish: پێ (pê)
  
  Southern Kurdish: پا (pa)
- Proto-Medo-Parthian:
  - Old Median: *pāδah
    - Middle Median: *pā́y
      - Kermanic:
        Abuzeydabadi, Abyanehi, Bidhandi, Chimehi, Delijani, Farizandi, Meymehi, Nashalji, Qalhari, Qohrudi, Tarehi, Valujerdi, Yarandi: pā
        Abyanehi: pōy
        Nashalji: pō
      - Talysh:
        Asalemi: پا (pâ)
  - Parthian: 𐫛𐫀𐫅 (pʾd /⁠pāδ⁠/)
Southwestern Iranian:
- Old Persian: 𐎱𐎠𐎭 (p-a-d /⁠pādaʰ⁠/)
  - Middle Persian: (/⁠pāy⁠/)
    Manichaean script: 𐫛𐫀𐫅 (pʾd)
    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (LGLE)
    - Bakhtiari: پا (pa)
    - Classical Persian: پای (pây)
      - Iranian Persian: پا (pâ)
      - Tajik: пой (poy)