Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/hwáhā

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 *swásā, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Noun

*hwáhā f

sister

Descendants

Central Iranian:
- Avestan: 𐬓𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀𐬭‎ (xᵛaŋhar)
Southeastern Iranian:
- Pashto: خور‎ (xor)
- Sanglechi-Ishkashimi: [Term?]
  - Ishkashimi: иха (ixa)
  - Sanglechi: юхӧай (yoxōai), ихва (ixva)
- Shughni-Yazghulami-Munji: [Term?]
  - Munji-Yidgha: [Term?]
    - Munji: یخوه (yaxva)
    - Yidgha: اخو‎ (ixō), اخکو‎ (ixko), یخوه‎ (yixōh)
  - Shughni-Yazgulami: [Term?]
    - Shughni: [script needed] (yax)
    - Yazgulyam: [script needed] (ẍwarġ)
Northeastern Iranian:
- Sogdic: [Term?]
  - Sogdian: [Term?] (/xwār/)
    Sogdian: [script needed] (xwʾr), [script needed] (γwʾrh)
    Manichaean: 𐫑𐫇𐫀𐫡‎ (xwʾr)
    Syriac: ݎܘܐܪ‎ (xwʾr), ݎܘܐܪܚ‎ (xwʾrh), ܮܘܐܪ‎ (γwʾrh)
  - Yagnobi: хор (xor)
- Scythian: [Term?]
  - Ossetian:
    Digor: хуæрæ (xuæræ)
    Iron: хо (xo)
  - Saka-Wakhi: [Term?]
    - Khotanese: [script needed] (hvar)
    - Wakhi: [Term?] (/x̌ūi/):
      Arabic: خؤي‎
      Cyrillic: х̌уи (x̌uyi)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Baluchi:
  Baluchi: گوہار‎ (gohár), گہار‎ (guhár)
  Koroshi: گاهار (gāhār)
- Kurdish:
  Central Kurdish: خوشک‎ (xuşk), خوەیشک‎ (xweyşk)
  Northern Kurdish: xwişk, xweh, xweng
  Southern Kurdish: خوەیشگ‎ (xweyşg), خوەیشک‎ (xweyşk)
  Laki: خوە‌‎ (xwe), Laki: خوێە‌‎ (xuŷe)
- Medo-Parthian: *xwáhā, *xwā́har
  - Caspian:
    - Old Mazanderani: خواخر‎ (xwāxer, xwāxar)
      - Mazanderani: خاخر‎ (xāxer)
    - Gilaki: خاخور‎ (xāxor)
  - Old Median: *xwáhā, *xwā́har
    - Middle Median: *xwā́r
      - Kermanic:
        Zoroastrian Dari: خوئر‎ (xoer), خور‎ (xver), خور‎ (xoor)
      - Tatic: [Term?]
        Talysh:
        Central Talysh: هوه‎ (huva, hova) هو‎ (ho)
        Northern Talysh: xa (xā), xav (xāv)
        Southern Talysh: خالا‎ (xâlâ), خلو‎ (xolo)
        Old Tati:
        Old Azari: خور‎ (xwar, xwor, xōr)
        Eshtehardi: xuača
        Gozarkhani: xā
        Harzani: höv
        Khoini: xâwey
        Ramandi: xāke
    - Semnani: خاک (xāk)
  - Parthian:
    Manichaean: 𐫇𐫑𐫀𐫡‎ (wxʾr /wxār/)
  - Zaza-Gorani: [Term?]
    - Gurani: واڵیْ‎ (wāłɛ)
    - Zazaki: way
Southwestern Iranian:
- Middle Persian:
  Manichaean: 𐫑𐫇𐫀𐫆‎ (xwāh), 𐫑𐫇𐫀𐫡‎ (xwʾr /xwār/)
  Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (AHTE /xwah/), [Book Pahlavi needed] (AHTEl /xwahar/), [Book Pahlavi needed] (hwʾhl /xwāhar/)
  - Lurish:
    Northern Luri: خوأر‎ (xwar)
    Bakhtiari: خور‎ (xor)
    Southern Luri: خوئر‎ (xoer)
  - Persian: خواهر‎ (xwāhar), خوهر‎ (xohar)
  - Tajik: хоҳар (xohar)