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Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/ā́pa
Proto-Nuristani
Alternative reconstructions
- *ā́w (nom.sg.), *ā́wa (nom.pl.)[1]
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́pas, nominative plural of *Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓp-s, from *h₂ep- (“water”). Cognate with Sanskrit अप् (áp). [2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /áːpa/
Noun
*ā́pa
- water
Descendants
- Northern Nuristani:
- Kamkata-viri:
- Kamviri: ō
- Kativiri: avë́
- Prasuni: ávë, āv
- Kamkata-viri:
- Southern Nuristani:
- Ashkun: abó
- Waigali: av
References
- Strand, Richard F. (2016), “âv”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “āpas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press