Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/HwidʰáwaH

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 *h₁widʰéwh₂.

Noun

*HwidʰáwaH f

widow

Declension

aH-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*HwidʰáwaH	*Hwidʰáway	*Hwidʰáwās
vocative	*Hwidʰáway	*Hwidʰáway	*Hwidʰáwās
accusative	*Hwidʰáwām	*Hwidʰáway	*Hwidʰáwās
instrumental	*HwidʰáwayaH	*HwidʰáwaHbʰyā(m)	*HwidʰáwaHbʰiš
ablative	*HwidʰáwayaHs	*HwidʰáwaHbʰyā(m)	*HwidʰáwaHbʰyas
dative	*HwidʰáwayaHy	*HwidʰáwaHbʰyā(m)	*HwidʰáwaHbʰyas
genitive	*HwidʰáwayaHs	*Hwidʰáwāyās	*HwidʰáwaHnām
locative	*HwidʰáwayaH(m)	*Hwidʰáwāyaw	*HwidʰáwaHsu

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *HwidʰáwaH
- Sanskrit: विधवा (vidhávā)
  - Pali: vidhavā
  - Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀺𑀳𑀯𑀸 (vihavā)
  - → Hindi: विधवा (vidhvā)
  - → Kannada: ವಿಧವೆ (vidhave)
  - → Telugu: విధవ (vidhava)
Iranian: *HwidáwaH (see there for further descendants)

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