Gëviṣ

Kamkata-viri

Alternative forms

• Giṣ (Eastern Kata-viri, Kamviri)

Etymology

Borrowed from a descendant of Sanskrit गविष (gaviṣá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɘˈβiʂ/

Proper noun

Gëviṣ (Western Kata-viri)

1. Gish

Derived terms

• Gëviṣ-ta (“place of Gish”)

Descendants

• → Prasuni: Givëṣ

References

• Jakob Halfmann (2023) Nuristani Theonyms in Light of Historical Phonology, in Roots of Peristan, Rome, Italy, page 338