Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/hižwáH

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 *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH.

Noun

*hižwáH

tongue
language

Derived terms

*hižwáHkaH

Descendants

Central Iranian:
- Avestan: 𐬵𐬌𐬰𐬎𐬎𐬁‎ (hizuuā)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Baluchi:
  Eastern Balochi: زوان‎ (zawán), زبان‎ (zibán)
  Southern Balochi: زبان‎ (zibán)
  Western Balochi: zubán‎ (zubān)
- Kurdish:
  - Central Kurdish: زمان‎ (zimān)
  - Northern Kurdish: ziman (zimān), ezman (azmān)
  - Southern Kurdish: زوان‎ (ziwān), زووان‎ (zuwān)
  - Laki: زووان‎ (zuwān)
- Medo-Parthian: [Term?]
  - Caspian:
    - Gilaki: زوان‎ (zovān)
    - Mazanderani: زوون‎ (zëvun), زبون‎ (zëbun)
  - Old Median: [Term?]
    - Alviri-Vidari: زووان‎ (zuvān)
    - Tatic: [Term?]
      - Talysh:
        Central Talysh: زون‎ (zun)
        Northern Talysh: zıvon
        Southern Talysh: زون‎ (zavon)
      - Old Tati:
        Old Azari: زوان‎ (zawān)
        Harzani: زوهون (zuhun)
        Karingani: زیون (zivun)
        Kalasuri: زوان (zuân)
  - Parthian:
    Manichaean: 𐫙𐫉𐫁𐫀𐫗‎ (ʿzbʾn /izβān/)
  - Zaza-Gurani:
    - Gurani: زوان‎ (ziwan, zwān), زووان‎ (zuwan)
    - Zazaki: zıwan (zewān), zon, zun, zong
Southeastern Iranian:
- Pashto: ژبه‎ (žəba)
- Shughni: [script needed] (ziv)
Southwestern Iranian:
- Old Persian: 𐏃𐏀𐎠 (h-z-a /hazāna/)
  - Middle Persian:
    Manichaean: 𐫙𐫉𐫇𐫀𐫗‎ (ʿzwʾn /izwān/)
    Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾwzwʾn' /uzwān/), [Book Pahlavi needed] (zwbʾn' /zuwān/)
    - Classical Persian: زفان‎ (zufān), زڤان‎ (zuβān~zaβān) , زبان‎ (zubān~zabān)
      - Iranian Persian: زبان‎ (zabān)
      - Judeo-Tat:
        Cyrillic: зугьун (zuhun)
        Hebrew: זוהונ‎ (zוhוn)
        Latin: zuhun
      - Tajik: забон (zabon)