Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/-ča

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 *-ča, from Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe.

Suffix

*-ča

1. and

   *Háwiš Háĉwāhča ― the sheep and the horses

Descendants

• Avestan: -𐬗𐬀 (-ca)
• Northern Kurdish: jî
• Zazaki: zi
• Old Persian: -𐎨𐎠 (-c-a /⁠-cā⁠/)