Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/gʰáwšas

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words 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 *g⁽ʷ⁾ʰéwsos, from *g⁽ʷ⁾ʰéwseti (“to hear, listen”), from *g⁽ʷ⁾ʰew-.

Noun

*gʰáwšas m

noise, sound

Declension

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*gʰáwšas	*gʰáwšā	*gʰáwšā, -ās(as)
vocative	*gʰáwša	*gʰáwšā	*gʰáwšā, -ās(as)
accusative	*gʰáwšam	*gʰáwšā	*gʰáwšāns
instrumental	*gʰáwšā	*gʰáwšaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*gʰáwšāyš
ablative	*gʰáwšāt	*gʰáwšaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*gʰáwšaybʰyas
dative	*gʰáwšāy	*gʰáwšaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*gʰáwšaybʰyas
genitive	*gʰáwšasya	*gʰáwšayās	*gʰáwšāna(H)m
locative	*gʰáwšay	*gʰáwšayaw	*gʰáwšayšu

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *gʰáwṣas
- Sanskrit: घोष (ghóṣa)
  - Pali: ghosa
  - Sinhalese: ගොස (gosa)
Iranian: *gáwšah
- Avestan: 𐬔𐬀𐬊𐬱𐬀‎ (gaoša)
- Baluchi: گوش‎ (goš)
- Gurani: گۆش‎ (gɔš)
- Kurdish:
  - Northern Kurdish: guh
  - Central Kurdish: گوێ‎ (gö)
- Old Persian: 𐎥𐎢𐏁𐎠 (g-u-š-a /gauša/)
  - Middle Persian: 𐭢𐭥𐭱‎ (gōš)
    - Persian: گوش‎ (gôš)
      - Tajik: гӯш (güš)
- → Old Armenian: գոյշ (goyš)
- Ossetian: хъус (qus), гъос (ǧos)
- Zazaki: goş