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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/-wā

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words 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

From Proto-Indo-European *-wē.

Conjunction

*-wā

  1. or

Descendants

  • Indo-Aryan: *-wā
    • Sanskrit: वा ()
      • Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀯 (va)
        • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀸 ()
      • Hindi: वा ()
      • Pali:
      [1]
  • Iranian: *-wā
    • Avestan: 𐬬𐬁 ()
    • Old Persian: 𐎺𐎠 (v-a /-vā/)
  • *nawā (or not)
  • *Hiwa (as)

References

  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), (11466)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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