Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/guHtʰás

This Proto-Indo-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-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷuh₁-tHó-s, from *gʷewh₁- (“to defecate”).[1][2]

Noun

*guHtʰás[3][1][2]

excrement

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *guHtʰás
- Sanskrit: गूथ (gūtha) (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Iranian: *guHθáh (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Nuristani: *gū́ta
- Kamkata-viri:
  Kamviri: gǘ
  Kativiri: giú
- Southern Nuristani:
  - Ashkun: gú
  - Waigali: gü

References

Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “gūtha-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University: “Proto-Indo-Iranian: guH-tHo-; IE form: g⁽ʷ⁾uH-tHo-”
Sadovski, Velizar (2017–2018), “Chapter VI: Iranian”, in Klein, Jared S.; Joseph, Brian D.; Fritz, Matthias, editor, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The lexicon of Iranian, page 583: “PIIr. *guHtHa-; PIE *g⁽ʷ⁾uH-tHo-”
Lipp, Reiner (2009) Die indogermanischen und einzelsprachlichen Palatale im Indoiranischen: Neurekonstruktion, Nuristan-Sprachen, Genese der indoarischen Retroflexe, Indoarisch von Mitanni (Indogermanische Bibliothek; 3) (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Winter, page 158: “indoiran. *gūtʰa-”

[IAIL-1] Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “gūtha-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University: “Proto-Indo-Iranian: guH-tHo-; IE form: g⁽ʷ⁾uH-tHo-”

[HCHIEL-2] Sadovski, Velizar (2017–2018), “Chapter VI: Iranian”, in Klein, Jared S.; Joseph, Brian D.; Fritz, Matthias, editor, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The lexicon of Iranian, page 583: “PIIr. *guHtHa-; PIE *g⁽ʷ⁾uH-tHo-”

[3] Lipp, Reiner (2009) Die indogermanischen und einzelsprachlichen Palatale im Indoiranischen: Neurekonstruktion, Nuristan-Sprachen, Genese der indoarischen Retroflexe, Indoarisch von Mitanni (Indogermanische Bibliothek; 3) (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Winter, page 158: “indoiran. *gūtʰa-”