Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/HušíH

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 *HušíH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂us-íh₁, *h₂ṓwsih₁, dual of *h₂ṓws.

Noun

*HušíH du

ears
hearing, understanding

Descendants

Central Iranian:
- Avestan: 𐬎𐬱𐬌‎ (uši, “ears; inner hearing”)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Kurdish:
  Northern Kurdish: hiş
  Central Kurdish: ھۆش‎ (hoş)
Southwestern Iranian:
- Old Persian: [Term?] (/ušiy/, “consciousness, intelligence”)
  - Middle Persian:
    Manichaean: 𐫍𐫇𐫢‎ (hwš /hōš/)
    Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾwš /ōš/), [script needed] (ʾwšy /ōši/)
    - Classical Persian: [Term?]
      - Persian: هوش‎ (hôš)
      - Tajik: ҳӯш (hüš)
    - → Old Armenian: ուշ (uš)