Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/śćaHyáH

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃ih₂.

Noun

*śćaHyáH f

1. shade, shadow

Declension

aH-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*śćaHyáH	*śćaHyáy	*śćaHyā́s
vocative	*śćaHyay	*śćaHyáy	*śćaHyā́s
accusative	*śćaHyā́m	*śćaHyáy	*śćaHyā́s
instrumental	*śćaHyáyaH́	*śćaHyáHbʰyā(m)	*śćaHyáHbʰiš
ablative	*śćaHyáyaHs	*śćaHyáHbʰyā(m)	*śćaHyáHbʰyas
dative	*śćaHyáyaHy	*śćaHyáHbʰyā(m)	*śćaHyáHbʰyas
genitive	*śćaHyáyaHs	*śćaHyāyās	*śćaHyáHnām
locative	*śćaHyáyaH(m)	*śćaHyāyaw	*śćaHyáHsu

Derived terms

• *aśćaHyás (+ *a-) (see there for further descendants)
• *niśćaHyáH (+ *ní)
  • Proto-Iranian: *nicaHyáH
    • Munji: [script needed] (nʊsīy), [script needed] (nisiy, “shadow”)
    • >? Parthian: (/⁠nisāg⁠/, “bright, splendid”, literally “shadow-less”)

      Manichaean script: 𐫗𐫏𐫘𐫀𐫃 (nysʾg), 𐫗𐫏𐫘𐫀𐫀𐫃 (nysʾʾg), 𐫗𐫘𐫀𐫃 (nsʾg)

  • Proto-Nuristani: *niscāyá (“permanently shady place”)
    • Northern Nuristani:
      • Kamkata-viri:

        Kamviri: nëćé

        Kativiri: nićë́

    • Southern Nuristani:
      • Ashkun: nīčë́
• *upaśćaHyáH (+ *upa-)
  • Proto-Nuristani: *upascāyá
    • Northern Nuristani:
      • Prasuni: vućá
    • Southern Nuristani:
      • Waigali: uča

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *śćaHyáH
  • Sanskrit: छाया (chāyā́) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *caHyáH (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Nuristani: *scāyiká
  • Northern Nuristani:
    • Kamkata-viri:

      Kamviri: ćavẽ́

      Kativiri: ćavë́

  • Southern Nuristani:
    • Waigali: čëkërë