Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/hwá

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 *swá, from Proto-Indo-European *swé.

Pronoun

*hwá

self; reflexive pronoun

Descendants

Avestan: 𐬓𐬀‎ (xᵛa)
Kurdish:
Kurmanji: xwe
Sorani: xo
Old Persian: [script needed] (huva)
- Middle Persian: BNPŠE (xwad)
  - Persian: خود‎ (xwad, xod, xud)
    - → Hindi: ख़ुद (xud)