Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/HwáHatah

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-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts.

Noun

*HwáHatah m

wind
air

Descendants

Central Iranian:
- Avestan: 𐬬𐬁𐬙𐬀‎ (vāta), 𐬬𐬁𐬙𐬋‎ (vātō)
Northeastern Iranian: [1]
- Ossetian: [Term?]
  Digor: уад (wad, “storm”)
- Khotanese: [script needed] (bāta)
- Sogdo-Bactrian:
  - Bactrian: οαδο (oado /wād/)
  - Khwarezmian: واد‎ (wʾd /wād, wāδ/)
  - Sogdic: [Term?] [2]
    - Sogdian: (/wāt/, “wind; soul”)
      Manichaean: 𐫇𐫀𐫔‎ (wʾδ), 𐫇𐫀𐫀𐫔𐫔‎ (wʾʾδδ)
      Sogdian: [script needed] (wʾt)
      Syriac: ܘܐܬ‎ (wʾt)
    - Yagnobi: ԝот (wot)
Southeastern Iranian: [3]
- Pashto: وو‎ (wō)
- Yidgha: ویی‎ (wīy)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Baluchi: گوات‎ (gwát)
- Kurdish: [Term?]
  Central Kurdish: با‎ (bā)
  Northern Kurdish: ba (bā)
  Southern Kurdish: وا‎ (wā)
  Laki: وا‎ (wā)
- Medo-Parthian: [Term?]
  - Caspian:
    - Gilaki: باد‎ (bād)
    - Old Mazanderani: وا‎ (wā)
      - Mazanderani: وا‎ (vā)
  - Old Median: *wāta
    - Middle Median: *wād
      - Old Azari: وار*‎ (*vār)
        Harzani: وور (vör)
        Karingani: وو (vu)
      - Talysh: (/vā/)
        Arabic: وا‎
        Cyrillic: ва
  - Parthian: (/wāδ/) [4]
    Manichaean: 𐫇𐫀𐫅‎ (wʾd), 𐫇𐫀𐫀𐫅‎ (wʾʾd), 𐫇𐫀𐫔‎ (wʾδ)
  - Zaza-Gorani:
    - Gurani: ۋا‎ (ʋā)
    - Zazaki: va (vā), vay (vāy)
Southwestern Iranian:
- Old Persian: *𐎺𐎠𐎫 (v-a-t /*vāta/)
  - Middle Persian: (/wād/)
    Inscriptional Pahlavi: 𐭥𐭠𐭲𐭩‎ (wʾty)
    Manichaean: 𐫇𐫀𐫅‎ (wʾd)
    Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (wʾt')
    Psalter Pahlavi: 𐮅𐮀𐮑‎ (wʾt)
    Pazend: 𐬬𐬁‎ (vā)
    - Classical Persian: باد‎ (bād), باذ‎ (bāδ)
      Dari: باد‎ (bād)
      Iranian Persian: باد‎ (bād)
      Tajik: бод (bod)
      - → Pashto: باد‎ (bâd)
    - Lurish:
      Northern Luri: باد‎ (bād, “wind;”)

References

Bailey, H. W. (1979), “bāta”, in Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, pages 296a
Gharib, B. (1995), “wʾt”, in Sogdian dictionary: Sogdian–Persian–English, Tehran: Farhangan Publications, page 464a
Bailey, H. W. (1979), “bāta”, in Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, pages 296a
Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004), “wʾd”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols, page 364a

[1] Bailey, H. W. (1979), “bāta”, in Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, pages 296a

[2] Gharib, B. (1995), “wʾt”, in Sogdian dictionary: Sogdian–Persian–English, Tehran: Farhangan Publications, page 464a

[3] Bailey, H. W. (1979), “bāta”, in Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, pages 296a

[4] Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004), “wʾd”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols, page 364a