User:Victar/Reflexes/Proto-Scythian

Saka corpus edit

Reflexes of Proto-Scythian edit

Consonants edit

PIr. PScy. OOss. Oss. PSak. Kho. Tmš. Wax. Examples
PIr. PScy. POss. OOss. Ossetic PSkW. PSak. Khotanese Tmš. Wakhi
O. L. Digor Iron OKho. LKho.
*b *b b b *b b v [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
[C 1] b b b v [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
*d *d δ *d d *dáća (two) *dása [Term?] [Term?] dæs *dása [Term?] dasau daso dase δas
[C 1] δ d y δ *pádah (foot) *páδi *fáδɨ *fæd fæd *páδi *pái pai pыδ
[C 1] δ d *mádu (honey, wine) *máδu *máuδʉ *múd mud myd *máuδu *máu mau
*g *g q *g g ‹gg› ǧ ‹ɣ̌› *gaȷ́ah (reed, tamarisk) *gazi [Term?] [Term?] qæzæ qæz *gazi [Term?] gaysä ɣ̌uz
/dž/ *j /dz/ j ‹js› *ǰiHwáh (alive) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
*ȷ́ /dz/ *z z *z z ‹ys› z *paHȷ́ah (face, side) *pāzi [Term?] [Term?] fæzæ fæz *pāzi [Term?] pāysä pыz
*k *k *k k k *káHmah (wish, desire) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
ky/c [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
ǧ ‹g› > Ø *HástaHkaH (bone) *ā́stāgā [Term?] [Term?] æstæg (y)stæg *ā́stāgā [Term?] āstai yayč, ayč
*x *ĉuxráh (bright) *suxrí [Term?] [Term?] surx syrx *suxrí [Term?] suraa səkr
/tš/ *c /ts/ c ‹τζ› c *c c ‹tc› č *čā́taH (pond, lake) *cā́tā [Term?] [Term?] cadæ cad *cā́tā [Term?] tcāta čot
[C 2] ž ‹ʒ› *j j ‹js› c *sawčanyah (needle) *sawjańi [Term?] [Term?] soʒijnæ suʒin *sawjańi [Term?] saujsaña sic
*pánča (five) *pánja [Term?] [Term?] fonʒ *pánja [Term?] pamjsa panʒ
*šyáwatai ((s)he goes) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
*kʰ *haxā́y (friend) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
/ts/ *s s *s s *ćarHdáh (summer) *sardí [Term?] [Term?] særdæ særd [Term?] [Term?] salä wəsə́rd
*ṣ s *ṣ ‹ṣ̌› *gáwšah (ear) *gū́ši [Term?] [Term?] qus ǧos *gū́ṣ̌i [Term?] gguv̮ä ɣ̌īṣ̌
*h *Hhuškah (dry) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] xuskʼæ xyskʼ [Term?] [Term?] huṣkä wəsk
*s *s s *s s s *saHnah (enemy) *sāni [Term?] [Term?] son son *sāni [Term?] sānä son
*Hŕ̥šah (bear) *ā́rši [Term?] [Term?] ars *ā́rri [Term?] arrä
*m *máHtā (mother) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
*n *náHuš (ship) *nāw [Term?] [Term?] nawæ naw *nāw [Term?] no nыw
*p φ *puθráh (son) *puθrí *φuθrɨ́ φurt furt fyrt [Term?] [Term?] pira
*pʰ f w ‹v› f *kapʰah (mucus, phlegm) *kʰapʰi [Term?] [Term?] xæfæ xæf *kʰapʰi [Term?] khavä xuf
*pʰ *ćapʰáh (hoof) *sapʰí [Term?] [Term?] sæftæg *sahí [Term?] sahä
*r *Hraštáh (right) *raští [Term?] [Term?] rast *raṣtí [Term?] rraṣṭa
l[C 3] *páHrćuš (rib) *pā́rsuš [Term?] [Term?] fars *pā́rsuš [Term?] pālsuve pыrs
*t *t t *t t ‹tt› *taptáh (hot) *taftí [Term?] [Term?] tavdæ tavd *taftí [Term?] ttaudä
*tʲ > ć[C 4] *tigráh (pointed) *tiǧrí *ćiǧrɨ́ *cirǧ cirǵ cyrǵ *tiǧrí [Term?] ttīrä
*θwáHam (you, acc.sg.) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
*wáxθram (mouth) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
ṭhṭh *Hhaθyáh (real, true) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] haṭhṭha
rg lg ltk *wr̥θkáh (kidney) *wərdkí [Term?] [Term?] wyrg urg *wirδgí [Term?] bilga wəltk
*θ > *θ *Hráθah (chariot) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] wəltk
*t *stuHnáH (pillar) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] stūnā
*w *w b[C 5] [C 6] *wŕ̥kah (wolf) *wə́rki [Term?] [Term?] *βírgi [Term?] birggä
*y ǵ ‹gy› (i) *Hyáȷ́atah (divinity) *yázadi [Term?] [Term?] (i)zæd *yázadi [Term?] gyastä

Consonant clusters edit

PIr. pre-PScy. PScy. POss. OOss. Oss. PSkW. PSak. Kho. Tmš. Wax. Examples
PIr. PScy. POss. OOss. Ossetic PSkW. PSak. Khotanese Tmš. Wakhi
D. I. O. L. Digor Iron OKho. LKho.
KN *gn *ǧn *ǧn *ǧṇ ɣ̌n *ráwgnah (butter, oil) *rū́ǧni *rū́ǧni *rū́ǧṇi rrūṇä rūɣ̌n, rūɣ̌ən
rST *ršt *ršt *ršc[C 4] *rc rc *pr̥štíH (back, spine) *parštī́ *faršcí *færcí færci færcy [Term?] [Term?] palšti pərt
Kr *gr *ǧr[C 1] yr[C 7] *tigráh (sharp) *tiǧrí *ćiǧrɨ́ *cirǧ cirǧ cyrǧ *tiǧrí [Term?] ttīrä
rK *rg *rǧ[C 1] *ry *r r ‹rɣ̌› *dr̥Hgáh (long) *dārǧí *dārǧɨ́ *dárǧ darǧ *dārǧí dāra
rTS *rȷ́ *rz rz *rdz = *rj *lj[C 3] ljs *Hr̥ȷ́atáh (silver) *ārzatí *ārzatɨ́ *ærzǽt ærzǽt *ārjatí *āljatí āljsatä
SK *zg ǧz js *mazgáh (marrow, brain) *mazgí *maǧzɨ́ *maǧz maǧz [Term?] [Term?]
Tw *dw *dwitī́yah (second) *dwitī́ *dwɨǰí *duǰí duʒi *dwití [Term?] śätä viti
Dr *br *br rv *br br vr *bráHtā (brother) *brā́tā *ᵊrvā́da *ærvadæ ærvad(æ) ærvad *brā́tāh [Term?] brāte vrыt
*br rv *br br vr *abráh (cloud) *abrí *abrɨ́ *arv arv *abrí [Term?] orä
Fw *hw hv x *hwáhā (sister) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] x̌ыy
*θw *θw *θβ pp *θβ h b *čaθwā́rah (four) *caθwā́ri *cauθwā́rɨ *čuppar cuppar cyppar *caθβā́ri *tsahári tcahaura tcahora (> tcaura) tsahari cəbы́r
Fr *θr *θr rθ > rt rt *tr dr tr *θráyah (three) *θrḗi *ᵊrtéɨ *ærté ærtæ *θrḗi *drei drei drai dre tru, truy
*xr *xr rx *xr r kr̬ *ćuxráh (red) *suxrí *suxrɨ́ *súrx syrx surx *suxrí *suhri surai, suraa səkr̬
rN *rm *rm r rm *rm rm *čárma (skin) *cā́rma *cā́rmə *cárm car carm *cā́rma [Term?] tcārma [Term?]
rHT *rHd *rd > *rδ *ld[C 3] l *ćarHdáh (summer) *sardí særdæ særd *sardí [Term?] salä wəsə́rd
TSy *ćy *sy > *ś[C 8] *śś[C 9] *s s *śś śś > ś ‹ṣ̌› *ćyaHwáh (black-brown) *śśāwí *sāwɨ́ sau saw *śśāwí [Term?] śāvä ṣ̌ыw
STr *str *sr *ṣṣ[C 9] s *ṣṣ ṣṣ > ṣ ‹ṣ̌› *wáHstraH (grass, hay) *wā́ṣṣā xwasæ xos *wā́ṣṣā [Term?] hvāṣä, hvāṣṣä wыṣ̌
*striHyā (female (animal)) *ṣṣīyā *sīya *siyæ silæ syl *strīyā [Term?] strīyā strəy
TSr *ćr *Háćrukah (tear) *áṣṣuki *ásugɨ *æsúg sug syg *áṣṣuki [Term?] āṣkä yaṣ̌k, aṣ̌k
*ćr̥Hwáh (horn) *ṣṣuwí siwæ sy *ṣṣuwáh [Term?] ṣu, ṣṣu ṣ̌əw
ST *st st’ st st *Hstā́rakaH (star) *stā́rakā (æ)st’alu st’aly *stā́rakā [Term?] stārey stór, sᵊtór
ST *st t’ ṣṣ š [Term?] (intestines) [Term?] t’angtæ [Term?] [Term?] ṣṣaṃgila šəngə́r
SN *šm *šm *šm ns sm *ṣm ym ẓm ‹ẓ̌m› *čášma (eye) *cášma *cášmə *cásm cans casm *cášma [Term?] tce̮imä č̣əẓ̌m
ST *št *št *št št st *ṣt ṣt (x)t *Haštáh (eight) *āští *āštɨ́ *ast ast *aští [Term?] haṣṭa haṣṭä, haṣṭi haṣti at
ṣt ‹ṣ̌t› [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
FT *pʰt *ft *βd[C 10] βd ‹ϐδ› vd *βd wd b *haptá (seven) *hāβdá *āβdə́ abd avd *hāβdá [Term?] hāṃda hauda ыb, ыp, hыp
FSN *xšn *xšn xn *xšn xs *ráwxšnah (bright) *rū́xšni *rū́xšnɨ *rúxs roxs ruxs *rū́xšni [Term?] rrūsena? rыxn
STS *sč *usčáH (up) *uskā́ [Term?] [Term?] *uskā [Term?] uska sək
*pasčáy (after) *pascḗ *fastḗ *fæste fæstæ *uskā [Term?] uska sək
Notes
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 *b > *β; *d > *δ; *g > *ǧ / V(r)_
  2. ^ p > b; t > d; č > ǰ / {V(r),N}_
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 r > l /_C[+coronal]
  4. 4.0 4.1 *t > tʲ > ć /#_i
  5. ^ β > b; ð > d; ʝ > ǵ; ǧ > g /#_
  6. ^ w > *ǧʷ > β; j > ʝ /#_
  7. ^ ǧ > y /{a,i}_C
  8. ^ Ty > T́
  9. 9.0 9.1 S > SS /V]σ_
  10. ^ *ft, *xt > *βd, *ǧd

Vowels and syllabic consonants edit

PIr. pre-PScy. PScy. POss. OOss. Oss. PSkW. PSak. Kho. Tmš. Wax. Examples
PIr. PScy. POss. OOss. Ossetic PSkW. PSak. Khotanese Tmš. Wakhi
D. I. O. L. Digor Iron OKho. LKho.
*a *a *a /*æ/ ɐ /æ/ *a *a a a *dáća (two) *dása *dásə *dǽs dæs *dása dasau daso dase δas
*i[V 1] i *ȷ́r̥Hanyam (golden) *záranyu *zárainyʉ zirḕn zærin *záranyu *záirnyu ysīrrä *zerna [Term?]
*a o[V 2] *pánča (five) *pánǰa *fánǰə *fǽnʒ fonʒ *pánǰa *pánja paṃjsa pajsa pa(ṃ)tsi panʒ
[V 3] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
*a (a) [V 4] *haptá (seven) *hāβdá *ābdə́ abd avd *hāβdā́ *hāwdá hauda hoda ыb, ыp, hыp
[V 5] *haptá (middle) *hāβdá [Term?] abd avd *hāβdā́ hauda hoda mad, maδ
ā[V 6] *dr̥Hgáh (long) *dārǧí *dārǧɨ́ *darǧ darǧ [Term?] dārä [Term?]
*au[V 7] *o o u *Harušáh (white) *aruší *aurʉšɨ́ *órs uors urs [Term?] irx̌, yirx̌, yərx̌
[V 8] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] wæd [Term?] va [Term?]
[V 9] ‹*a› æ ‹a› ā ɨ ‹ы› *čárma (skin) *cā́rma *cā́rmə *carm carm car *cā́rma tcārma [Term?]
ɘ ‹y› a *čaθwā́rah (four) *caθwā́ri *cauθwā́rɨ *čuppar cuppar cyppar *caθβā́ri *tsahári tcahaura tcahora (> tcaura) tsahari cəbы́r
[V 2] *o o ā u *Hnā́ma (name) *nā́ma *nā́mə *nóm non nom *nā́ma nāma nung
*a ɐ /æ/ *a[V 10] a *pHtā́ (father) *pitā́ *fitá *fidǽ fidæ fyd *pitḗ *pitḗ päte [Term?]
[Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
*ay *əi > *ē *e *e e i *yū i [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
*i[V 11] i i *axšáyHnah (dark blue) *āxšī́ni *axsī́nɨ *æxsín æxsin *āxšēinī āṣṣeiṇa
*ay *šáyθrah (dwelling) *xšḗtri [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] *xšḗrā *xšḗra kṣīra xšera [Term?]
*ay *ȷ́ŕ̥dayam (heart) *zárdeyu *zárdeyʉ *zǽrde zærdæ [Term?] [Term?] ysära [Term?]
*aya *əya > *ēa *ēi *ei *æi æ *ēi *ei ei ai e u(y) *θráyah (three) *θréyi *ᵊrtéyɨ́ *ærté ærtæ *θrḗi *drei drei drai dre tru, truy
*ayw *əiw > *ēw *ew *ew ew i *īw *yū > *źū > *śśū (y)iw *Háywah (one) *ḗwi *éwɨ *éw (j)ew iw *ī́wi *śśū śśū śo yiw, yi, iw, i
*āy [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
*aw *u u ɘ ‹y› i *dáwš (arm) *dū́š *dū́s *dús dus dys [Term?] [Term?] ɣ̌iṣ̌
*gáwšah (ear) *gū́ši *ǧū́sɨ *ǧús ǧos qus *gū́ši *gúwi gguwä, gū ɣ̌iṣ̌
*ūi *uy uy ‹uj› i ū *ī > i *ćráwniš (buttocks) *śśū́nyā *sū́inya *suynæ sujnæ sin *śśū́ni *śśū́n̄i ṣṣūn̄i ṣ̌in
*āw[V 6] *ćyaHwáh (dark) *śāwí *sāwɨ́ *saw saw *śāwí *śāwí śāvä ṣ̌ыw
*āwu *āwā *āwā *awæ aw *āwā *awa au ‹o› ɨw ‹ыw› *náHuš (boat) *nā́wu *nā́wa *náwæ nawæ naw *nā́wu *nā́w nau no nыw
*awa *gáwaȷ́nah (deer) *gáwāzni *ǧáwāznɨ *ǧǽwanz ǧæwanz qwaz, qæwaz [Term?] [Term?] ggūysna [Term?]
*awi *Háwiš (sheep) *áwi [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] *áiwi [Term?] yobč, yopč
*i [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
[V 6] *i *HwiHćati (twenty) *winsati *insaǰɨ Insáz insæj ssæʒ *wistí bistä bästa bista wist
[Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
i[V 12] *ćriHráh *srīrí [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] śśära [Term?]
*u *u u *u u ə *ćuxráh (red) *suxrí *suxrɨ́ *súrx syrx surx *suxrí *suhri surai, suraa səkr̬
[Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
u[V 13] i *stuHnáH (pillar) *stūnā́ [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] stuna istín, yistin, stin
*r̥ [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
Notes
  1. ^ *a > i /{_N,N_}
  2. 2.0 2.1 *æ > *a > о /_NC#
  3. ^ *a[-stress] > ∅ /C_C (syncope)
  4. ^ *a > ∅ /_# (apocope)
  5. ^ *a > ∅ /_# (apocope)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 *V > V̄ /_∅ < {C,H}]σ
  7. ^ a >   /{Cʷ,L}₀ 
  8. ^ *a > ∅ /#_ (apocope)
  9. ^ *a > ā /_{C,-N}]Cσ
  10. ^ *ā > a /_#
  11. ^ e > i /_N
  12. ^ ī > i /_]σ[{n,r}
  13. ^ ū > u /_]σ[{N,r}

Abbreviations edit

# = word boundary
C = consonant
Cʰ = aspirated consonant
Ć = palatal consonant
Cʷ = labial consonant
C̥ = syllabic consonant
D = voiced stop (b, d, g, h₃, z)
E = front vowel (e, i)
F = fricative (δ, θ, x)
G = voiced velar stop
H = laryngeal
K = (voiceless) velar stop
L = liquid (l, r)
N = nasal (n, m)
P = bilabial stop (b, p)
R = sonorant (l, r, n, m)
T = (voiceless) stop
S = sibilant (s, z)
V = vowel
V̄ = long vowel
V̆ = short vowel
Vʷ = rounded vowel
X (ʰ, h₁, h₂)
Y = glide
Z = voiced sibilant