Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/káfrah

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 *kápras, from Proto-Indo-European *kápros.

Noun

*káfrah m

1. kid, young goat

Inflection

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*káfrah	*káfrā	*káfrā
vocative	*káfra	*káfrā	*káfrā
accusative	*káfram	*káfrā	*káfrānh
instrumental	*káfrā	*káfraybyaH	*káfrāyš
ablative	*káfrāt	*káfraybyaH	*káfraybyah
dative	*káfrāy	*káfraybyaH	*káfraybyah
genitive	*káfrahya	*káfrayāh	*káfrānam
locative	*káfray	*káfrayaw	*káfrayšu

Descendants

• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Kurdish:

    Northern Kurdish: kehr, kehrik, kar, karik, kavir (“young sheep”)

    Central Kurdish: کار (kar), کاریلە (karîle), کاژیلە (kajîle), کارژۆلە (karjole)

    Southern Kurdish: کیەر (kyer)

    Laki: کیەری (kyerî)

  • Kermanic:

    Zoroastrian Dari: کئر (kaar)

• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Larestani: کهره (kahra)
  • Old Persian: *kafraʰ
    • → Elamite: 𒋡𒁍𒊏 (ka-pu-ra /⁠Kapura⁠/)
    • ⇒ Old Persian: *kafrakaʰ
      • Middle Persian: *kahrag
        • Classical Persian: کهره (kahra)
        • Southern Luri: کئره (kaara)
    • ⇒ Old Persian: *kafryaʰ
      • Elamite: 𒋡𒀊𒊑𒅀 (ka-ap-ri-ya /⁠Kapriya⁠/)