Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/kútah

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 *kúttas. Cognate with Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*kutta).

Noun

*kútah

1. dog

   Synonym: *cwā́

Descendants

• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Ossetian:

    Iron Ossetian: куыдз (k°yʒ)

    Digor Ossetian: куй (kuj)

  • Sogdo-Bactrian:
    • Bactrian: κοδο (kodo)
    • Khwarezmian: [script needed] (kut), [script needed] (kutta)
    • Sogdian: [script needed] (ʾkwt-y), [script needed] (kwt-y), [script needed] (qwt-y /⁠ᵊkʷətí⁠/)
      • Yagnobi: кут (kut)
• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Proto-Sanglechi-Ishkashimi:
    • Ishkashimi: [script needed] (kьd)
    • Sanglechi: [script needed] (kud)
  • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami:
    • Proto-Shughni-Roshani:
      • Sarikoli: kыd
      • Shughni: куд (kud)
    • Yazghulami: к̊од (k̊od)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Baluchi: کچک (kučak)
  • Kurdish:

    Northern Kurdish: kûçik, kûç

    Northern Kurdish: gutî

  • Medo-Parthian:
    • Gilaki: کوته (kūte, “puppy”)
      • → Iranian Persian: کوته (kūte, “puppy”) (this word mostly use in the sentence of "کوته کردن" /kūte kardan/ "dog giving birth")
    • Kermanic:
      • Isfahani: کذه (/⁠koze, kuða (old)⁠/), کوذه (kūze, kōða)
        • → Judeo-Persian: כדה (/⁠kuḏe⁠/), כזה (/⁠kuze⁠/), כודה (/⁠kūḏe⁠/), כוזה (/⁠kūze⁠/) (in Isfahani accent)
    • Zazaki: kutik
• Southwestern Iranian
  • Hazaragi: [script needed] (kuṭá)
  • Tajik: кучак (kučak)