Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/-wā

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/-wā

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 *-wē.

Conjunction

*-wā

1. or

Descendants

• Indo-Aryan: *-wā
  • Sanskrit: वा (vā)
    • Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀯 (va)
      • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀸 (vā)
    • Hindi: वा (vā)
      • → Kannada: ವಾ (vā)
    • Pali: vā
    [1]
• Iranian: *-wā
  • Avestan: 𐬬𐬁‎ (vā)
  • Old Persian: 𐎺𐎠 (v-a /-vā/)

Related terms

• *nawā (“or not”)
• *Hiwa (“as”)

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vā (11466)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press