Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/hwáh

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 *swás, from Proto-Indo-European *swós.

Pronoun

*hwáh

1. self; reflexive pronoun
2. own; possessive adjective

Derived terms

• *hwaypaθyah
• *hwatah

Related terms

• *hwa- (prefix) (< Proto-Indo-European *swe-)

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Avestan: 𐬓𐬀 (xᵛa)
• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Khotanese: [script needed] (hva)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Caspian:
    • Gilaki: خو (xu)
    • Gorgani: خو (xwa, xow), خوه (xwa, xuwa)
  • Northern Kurdish: xwe
  • Gurani: وێ (wē)
• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Old Persian: 𐎢𐎺 (u-v /⁠ʰuva⁠/)

References

• Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2007), “*¹h(u)u̯a-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 3, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 422-433