Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/gā́wš

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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

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (cow).

    Noun

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    *gā́wš m or f

    1. cow

    Descendants

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    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *gā́wṣ
    • Proto-Iranian: *gā́wš (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Nuristani: *gā́wā
      • Northern Nuristani:
      • Southern Nuristani:

    References

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    • Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 203
    • Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2007) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume III, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 205ff