Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/hižwáHkaH

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 *hižwáH +‎ *-kaH.

Noun

*hižwáHkaH f

1. tongue

Inflection

aH-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*hižwáHkaH	*hižwáHkay	*hižwáHkāh
vocative	*hižwáHkay	*hižwáHkay	*hižwáHkāh
accusative	*hižwáHkām	*hižwáHkay	*hižwáHkāh
instrumental	*hižwáHkayaH	*hižwáHkaHbyā	*hižwáHkaHbiš
ablative	*hižwáHkayaHh	*hižwáHkaHbyā	*hižwáHkaHbyah
dative	*hižwáHkayaHy	*hižwáHkaHbyā	*hižwáHkaHbyah
genitive	*hižwáHkayaHh	*hižwáHkāyāh	*hižwáHkaHnām
locative	*hižwáHkayaH	*hižwáHkāyaw	*hižwáHkaHsu

Descendants

• Northeastern
  • Ossetian: ӕвзаг (ævzag)
  • Proto-Saka-Wakhi:
    • Khotanese: [script needed] (biśā /⁠βiźā⁠/)
    • Wakhi: zik, zīk
  • Sogdo-Bactrian:
    • Bactrian: εζϐαγο (ezbago /⁠əzβāg⁠/)
    • Khwarezmian: زڤاک (zᵘβ’k /⁠zuβā́g⁠/), ازڤاک (’zβ’k /⁠əzβā́g⁠/)
    • Proto-Sogdic: *hizβā́kā
      • Sogdian: (/zβāk, ᵊzβāk/}

        Buddhist: [script needed] (zβʾk), [script needed] (ʾzβʾʾk)

        Christian: ܙܒܐܩ (zβʾq)

        Manichaean: 𐫉𐫂𐫀𐫐 (zβʾk)

      • Yagnobi: зивок (zⁱvṓk)
• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Proto-Pathan:
    • Pashto: ژبه (žë́ba), جبه (jë́ba), زبه (zë́ba), ژېبه (žébá); ژبه (žəbba)
    • Waneci: [script needed] (zbə), [script needed] (zibə), [script needed] (zəbō)
  • Proto-Sanglechi-Ishkashimi:
    • Ishkashimi: [script needed] (zvůk), [script needed] (zьvůk)
    • Sanglechi: [script needed] (zəvū̆k)
  • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami-Munji:
    • Proto-Munji-Yidgha:
      • Munji: [script needed] (zəvī́γ), [script needed] (zəvū́g)
      • Yidgha: [script needed] (zᵊvīγ), [script needed] (zɪbēγ)
    • Yazghulami: звег (zveg), зәвег (zəveg)