Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/was

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 *wos. Compare Proto-Italic *wōs.

Pronoun

*was

accusative/genitive/dative plural of *túH (“you”)

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *was
- Sanskrit: वस् (vas)
Iranian: *wah
- Avestan: 𐬬𐬃‎ (vā̊), 𐬬𐬇‎ (və̄), 𐬬𐬋‎ (vō)
- Kurdish:
  - Northern Kurdish: we (wa)
  - Central Kurdish: ئێوە‎ (ēwa)
  - Southern Kurdish: ئیوە‎ (īwa)