Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wáHr̥

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

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *wód-r̥ ~ *ud-né-s (“water”), through the Kortlandt effect, which posits that *d becomes *h₁ under certain conditions.

Noun

*wáHr̥ n

1. water

Declension

neuter consonant stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wáHr̥	*wáHniH	*wáHār
vocative	*wáHr̥	*wáHniH	*wáHār
accusative	*wáHr̥	*wáHniH	*wáHār
instrumental	*udnáH	*udábʰyā(m)	*udábʰiš
ablative	*udnás	*udábʰyā(m)	*udábʰyaH
dative	*udnáy	*udábʰyā(m)	*udábʰyaH
genitive	*udnás	*udaHā́s	*udnáHam
locative	*udán(i)	*udaHáw	*udásu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan:
  • Vedic Sanskrit: वार् ~ उद्नः (vā́r ~ udnáḥ)
    • Sanskrit: वार् (vār), उदन् (udan)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian:
  • Avestan: 𐬬𐬁𐬭 (vār)