Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/xšwáš

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

**Proto-Iranian cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : *xšwáš

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *šwáćš.

Numeral

*xšwáš

six

Descendants

Central Iranian:
- Avestan: 𐬑𐬴𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬱‎ (xṣ̌uuaš)
Northeastern Iranian:
- Proto-Scythian: [Term?]
  - Ossetian:
    Digor: ӕхсӕз (æxsæz)
    Iron: хсӕз (xsæz)
  - Khotanese: [script needed] (kṣäṣa̮)
  - Wakhi: (/šād/)
    Arabic: شاد‎
    Cyrillic: шад (šad)
- Sogdo-Bactrian:
  - Khwarezmian: اخّ‎ (ʾẍ /*axx/), اخس‎ (ʾxs /*uxs ~ *axs/)
  - Proto-Sogdic: [Term?]
    - Sogdian: (/(u)xušu ~ (ə)xušu/)
      Sogdian: [script needed] (wγwšw), [script needed] (ʾγwšw)
      Syriac: ݎܘܫܘ‎ (xwšw), ܘݎܘܫܘ‎ (wxwšw), ܐݎܘܫܘ‎ (ʾxwšw)
    - Yagnobi: ухш (uxš)
Southeastern Iranian:
- Ormuri-Parachi:
  - Ormuri: ݭو‎ (śū)
  - Parachi: خی (xī)
- Pashto: شپږ‎ (špag)
- Yidgha: اخشو‎ (uxšo)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Baluchi: شش‎ (šaš)
- Kurdish:
  Central Kurdish: شەش‎ (şeş /šaš/)
  Northern Kurdish: şeş (/šaš/)
  Southern Kurdish: شەش‎ (şeş /šaš/)
- Proto-Medo-Parthian: [Term?]
  - Caspian:
    - Gilaki: شیش‎ (šiš)
    - Mazanderani: شش‎ (šaš ~ šiš)
  - Old Median: [Term?]
    - Talysh: (/šaš/)
      Arabic: شش‎
      Latin: şəş
  - Parthian: (/šuh ~ šoh/)
    Manichaean: 𐫢𐫇𐫆‎ (šwẖ)
    - → Manichaean Middle Persian: 𐫢𐫇𐫆‎ (šwẖ /šoh/)
  - Zaza-Gorani:
    - Gurani: شش‎ (şiş /šiš/)
    - Zazaki: şeş (/šaš/)
Southwestern Iranian:
- Old Persian: *𐎧𐏁𐎢𐏁 (*x-š-u-š /*xšvaša/)
  - Middle Persian: (/šaš/)
    Manichaean: 𐫢𐫢‎ (šš)
    Inscriptional Pahlavi: 𐭱𐭲𐭠‎ (ŠTA)
    Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (šš), [Book Pahlavi needed] (ŠTA)
    Pazend: 𐬱𐬀𐬱‎ (šaš)
    - Classical Persian: شش‎ (šaš)
      Dari: شش‎ (šaš)
      Iranian Persian: شش‎ (šeš)
      Tajik: шаш (šaš)