Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/duš-

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *duš-, from Proto-Indo-European *dus-.

Prefix

*duš-[1]

bad
Antonym: *Hhu-

Derived terms

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Descendants

Central Iranian
- Avestan: 𐬛𐬎𐬱-‎ (duš-), 𐬛𐬎𐬲-‎ (duž-)
Northestern Iranian:
- Khotanese: [script needed] (duṣ-)
- Sogdo-Bacterian:
  - Bactrian: λρου- (lrou-), δρου- (drou-)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Kurdish: (/diž-/)
  Central Kurdish: دژ‎ (diž-)
  Northern Kurdish: dij (diž-)
  Southern Kurdish: دژ‎ (diž-), دش‎ (diš-)
- Medo-Parthian: [Term?]
  - Parthian: (/duž-, dōž-; diž-/)
    Manichaean: 𐫅𐫇𐫋‎ (dwj), 𐫅𐫏𐫋‎ (dyj)
    - → Old Armenian: դժ- (dž-)
    - → Middle Persian: (/duž/)
      Manichaean: 𐫅𐫇𐫋‎ (dwj)
      - → Classical Persian: دژ‎ (duž-)
  - Zaza-Gorani: [Term?]
    - Gurani: دژ‎ (diž-), دژە‎ (diža-)
    - Zazaki: diş (diš-), dış (deš-)
Southwestern Iranian:
- Old Persian: 𐎯𐏁- (duš-)
  - Middle Persian: (/duš-/)
    Manichaean: 𐫅𐫇𐫢‎ (dwš)
    Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (dwš)
    Inscriptional Pahlavi: 𐭣𐭥𐭱‎ (dwš)
    - Classical Persian: دش‎ (duš-)
      Dari: دش‎ (duš-)
      Iranian Persian: دش‎ (doš-)
      Tajik: душ- (duš-)

References

Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2000), “*¹dauš-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 410-419

[1] Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2000), “*¹dauš-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 410-419