Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/spr̥jā́

This Proto-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *spr̥ȷ́ʰā́. Cognate with Sanskrit प्लीहन् (plīhán).

Noun

*spr̥jā́[1][2][3][4]

spleen

Descendants

Central Iranian:
- Avestan: 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬀𐬥‎ (spər^əzan)
Northeastern Iranian:
- Khotanese: [script needed] (ṣpuljei) (< *spr̥j-yáh[5])
- Sogdian: (/sparzē/, “splenic”)
  Manichaean: 𐫘𐫛𐫡𐫉𐫏‎ (sprzy)
Southeastern Iranian:
- Ormuri:
  Kaniguram: سپژک‎ (spužak)
- Sanglechi: اسپول (uspū́l)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Baluchi: اسپہلک‎ (isphulk)
- Kurdish:
  Central Kurdish: سِپِڵ‎ (sipill)
  Northern Kurdish: sipil, spil
  Southern Kurdish: ئِسپِڵ‎ (ispill), سِپِڵ‎ (sipill)
- Proto-Medo-Parthian:
  - Gilaki: اسپرز‎ (ispərz), اشبل‎ (ašbol, “egg of fish”) (perhaps)
  - Sangisari: [script needed] (ɛspol)
  - Old Median:
    - Middle Median:
      - Kermanic:
        Abuzeydabadi, Komjani: esbarza
        Chimehi: esborz
        Farizandi: aspal
        Kashani: espūl
        Yazdi: asparza, sebul, svarz
    - Sivandi: اسپل (espel)
    - Tatic:
      - Talysh: [Term?] (/sipraz/)
        Arabic: سپرز‎
        Latin: sıpərz
      - Southern Tati: [script needed] (supurz)
  - → Middle Persian: (/spul, spuhl, (i)spurz/)
    Manichaean: 𐫙𐫘𐫛𐫇𐫡𐫉𐫏𐫃𐫏𐫗‎ (ʿspwrzygyn, “splenic”)
    Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (spwl), [Book Pahlavi needed] (splz)
    Pazend: 𐬯𐬀𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬰‎ (saparz)
    - Classical Persian: سپرز‎ (supurz), اسپرز‎ (ispurz)
      Dari: سپرز‎ (supurz, sipurz)
      Iranian Persian: اسپرز‎ (esporz)[3], سپرز‎ (seporz), اسبل‎ (osbol, esbol, “spleen (of animals)”) (most colloquial)
      Tajik: сипурз (sipurz), испурз (ispurz)
      - → Sanglechi: [script needed] (sɪpərz)[6]
      - → Wakhi: sipurz[7]
  - Gorani - Zazaki:
    - Gurani: ئەسپووڵ‎ (aspūł)
    - Zazaki: serpez, helpez

References

Sadovski, Velizar (2017–2018), “Chapter VI: Iranian”, in Klein, Jared S.; Joseph, Brian D.; Fritz, Matthias, editor, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The lexicon of Iranian, page 582
Cathcart, Chundra Aroor (2015) Iranian Dialectology and Dialectometry (PhD dissertation)‎, Berkeley: University of California at Berkeley, page 134
Asatrian, Garnik S. (2011), “asparza”, in A Comparative Vocabulary of Central Iranian Dialects (in Persian and English), Tehran: Safir Ardehal Publications, page 46
Efimov, Valentin Aleksandrovič (2011) The Ormuri Language in Past and Present (FLI Language and Culture Series)‎, volume 6, Islamabad: Forum for Language Initiatives, page 298
Bailey, H. W. (1979), “ṣpuljei”, in Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 415b
Morgenstierne, Georg (1938), “sɪpərz”, in Iranian Pamir Languages (Indo-Iranian Frontier Languages), volume II, Oslo: Instituttet for Sammenlignende Kulturforskning; H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), page 411
Morgenstierne, Georg (1938), “sⁱpurz”, in Iranian Pamir Languages (Indo-Iranian Frontier Languages), volume II, Oslo: Instituttet for Sammenlignende Kulturforskning; H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), page 540

[1] Sadovski, Velizar (2017–2018), “Chapter VI: Iranian”, in Klein, Jared S.; Joseph, Brian D.; Fritz, Matthias, editor, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The lexicon of Iranian, page 582

[2] Cathcart, Chundra Aroor (2015) Iranian Dialectology and Dialectometry (PhD dissertation)‎, Berkeley: University of California at Berkeley, page 134

[Asatrian-3] Asatrian, Garnik S. (2011), “asparza”, in A Comparative Vocabulary of Central Iranian Dialects (in Persian and English), Tehran: Safir Ardehal Publications, page 46

[4] Efimov, Valentin Aleksandrovič (2011) The Ormuri Language in Past and Present (FLI Language and Culture Series)‎, volume 6, Islamabad: Forum for Language Initiatives, page 298

[5] Bailey, H. W. (1979), “ṣpuljei”, in Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 415b

[6] Morgenstierne, Georg (1938), “sɪpərz”, in Iranian Pamir Languages (Indo-Iranian Frontier Languages), volume II, Oslo: Instituttet for Sammenlignende Kulturforskning; H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), page 411

[7] Morgenstierne, Georg (1938), “sⁱpurz”, in Iranian Pamir Languages (Indo-Iranian Frontier Languages), volume II, Oslo: Instituttet for Sammenlignende Kulturforskning; H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), page 540