Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/nábʰas

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/nábʰas

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 *nébʰos.

Noun

*nábʰas n[1]

1. cloud, mist moisture

Descendants

• Indo-Aryan: *nábʰas
  • Sanskrit: नभस् (nábhas)
• Iranian: *nábah
  • Avestan: 𐬥𐬀𐬠𐬀𐬵‎ (nabah)
  • Northern Kurdish: nem (“moisture”)
  • ‌ Middle Persian: nm (nam, “moisture”)
    • Persian: نم‎ (nam, “moisture”)
    • → Old Armenian: *նամ (*nam)
      • Armenian: նամ (nam)

References

1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) , “nábhas-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University