Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hyás

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hyás

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 *Hyós.

Pronoun

*Hyás

1. that, who, which (relative pronoun)

Descendants

• Indo-Aryan: *Hyás
  • Sanskrit: यद् (yád), यः (yáḥ, masc.nom.sg.)[1]
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: [script needed] (jo, masc.nom.sg.)
      • Hindi: जो (jo)
      • Punjabi: ਜੋ (jo)
• Iranian: *Hyáh
  • Avestan: 𐬫𐬋‎ (yō)

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “yá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press