Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wáčas

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wáčas

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 *wékʷ-o-s, from *wekʷ- (“to speak”) +‎ *-os. Cognate with Proto-Hellenic *wékʷos.

Noun

*wáčas n[1]

1. word, speech
2. voice

Descendants

• Indo-Aryan: *wáćas
  • Sanskrit: वचस् (vácas)
• Iranian: *wáčah
  • Avestan: 𐬬𐬀𐬗𐬀𐬵‎ (vacah, “word”)

References

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