Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/kútah

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *kúttas. Cognate with Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*kutta).

Noun

*kútah

1. dog

   Synonym: *cwā́

Descendants

• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Ossetian:

    Iron: куыдз (k°yʒ)

    Digor: куй (kuj)

  • Sogdo-Bactrian:
    • Bactrian: κοδο (kodo)
    • Khwarezmian: [script needed] (kut), [script needed] (kutta)
    • Sogdian: [script needed] (ʾkwt-y), [script needed] (kwt-y), [script needed] (qwt-y /⁠ᵊkʷətí⁠/)
      • Yagnobi: кут (kut)
• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Pamir:
    • Sanglechi-Ishkashimi:
      • Ishkashimi: [script needed] (kьd)
      • Sanglechi: [script needed] (kud)
    • Shughni-Yazghulami:
      • Sarikoli: [script needed] (kыd)
      • Shughni-Roshani: [script needed] (kud)
      • Yazghulami: [script needed] (k°od)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Baluchi:

    Baluchi: کچک (kučak)

  • Kurdish:

    Northern Kurdish: kûçik, kûç

    Northern Kurdish: gutî

  • Zaza-Gurani:
    • Zazaki: kutik
• Southwestern Iranian
  • Hazaragi: [script needed] (kuṭá)
  • Tajik: кучак (kučak)