Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wáčas

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Indo-Iranian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *wékʷ-o-s, from *wekʷ- (to speak) +‎ *-os. Cognate with Proto-Hellenic *wékʷos.

Noun[edit]

*wáčas n[1]

  1. word, speech
  2. voice

Inflection[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wáćas
  • Proto-Iranian: *wáčah

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “vácas-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University