Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/cinnáti

This Proto-Nuristani 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-Nuristani

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćinátˢti, from Proto-Indo-European *skinédti, from *skeyd- (“to divide, split”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡sinːáti/

Verb

*cinnáti[1]

to cut

Descendants

Southern Nuristani:
- Waigali: ćinë-

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “chinátti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press