Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH

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 *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s > *dn̥ĵʰwáHs > *diȷ́ʰwáHs > *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáHs > *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH.

Noun

*ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH f

tongue

Declension

aH-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰwaH	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰway	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰwās
vocative	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰway	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰway	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰwās
accusative	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰwām	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰway	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰwās
instrumental	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰwayaH	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰwaHbʰyā(m)	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰwaHbʰiš
ablative	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰwayaHs	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰwaHbʰyā(m)	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰwaHbʰyas
dative	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰwayaHy	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰwaHbʰyā(m)	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰwaHbʰyas
genitive	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰwayaHs	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰwāyās	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰwaHnām
locative	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰwayaH(m)	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰwāyaw	*ȷ́iȷ́ʰwaHsu

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́iźʰwáH (see there for further descendants)
Iranian: *hižwáH (see there for further descendants)
Nuristani: *ȷ́iȷ́ū́, *ȷ́uȷ́ū́
- Northern Nuristani:
  - Kamkata-viri:
    Kamviri: dić
    Kativiri: diz
  - Prasuni: luzuk
- Southern Nuristani:
  - Ashkun: žū