Reconstruction:Proto-Scythian/xšapā

This Proto-Scythian 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-Scythian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *xšáfš.

Noun

*xšapā

1. night

Descendants

• Proto-Ossetic: *ᵊxsava
  • Old Ossetic: *^æxsævæ
    • Ossetian:

      Iron Ossetian: ^ӕхсӕвӕ (^æxsævæ)

      Digor Ossetian: ^ӕхсӕв (^æxsæv)

• Proto-Saka-Wakhi:
  • Khotanese: [script needed] (ṣṣavā)
  • Wakhi: šāp