Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/ā́pa
Proto-Nuristani edit
Alternative reconstructions edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́pas, nominative plural of *Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓp-s, from *h₂ep- (“water”). Cognate with Sanskrit अप् (áp). [2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*ā́pa
Descendants edit
- Northern Nuristani:
- Southern Nuristani:
References edit
- ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “âv”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon[1]
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āpas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press