Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/dū́

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Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/dū́

This Proto-Nuristani 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-Nuristani

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwáH.

Numeral

*dū́[1]

1. two

Descendants

• Northern Nuristani:
  • Kamkata-viri:

    Kamviri: dū

    Kativiri: diu

  • Prasuni: lū
• Southern Nuristani:
  • Ashkun: du
  • Tregami: du
  • Waigali: dū

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “duvā (6648)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

References

1. Strand, Richard F. (2016), “du”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon