Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/jirdí

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Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/jirdí

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 *ȷ́ʰŕ̥dayam.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ziɾd̪í/

Noun

*jirdí

1. heart

Descendants

• Northern Nuristani:
  • Kamkata-viri:

    Kamviri: źarë́

    Kativiri: zërë́

  • Prasuni: zër
• Southern Nuristani:
  • Ashkun: židí
  • Tregami: źó
  • Waigali: zö

References

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