Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wā́kš

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 *wṓkʷs.

Noun

*wā́kš f

speech, voice
sound?

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *wā́kṣ
- Sanskrit: वाच् (vā́c)
Iranian: *wā́xš
- Avestan: 𐬬𐬁𐬑𐬱‎ (vāxš)
- Gurani: ۋاچ‎ (ʋāč)
- Kurdish:
  - Northern Kurdish: bêj (bēž)
  - Central Kurdish: ئێژ‎ (ēž)
  - Southern Kurdish: ئۊش‎ (üş)
  - Laki: ئۊش‎ (üš)
- Old Persian: [script needed] (wā́z)
  - Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭠𐭰‎ (wāč, wāz)
    - Persian: آواز‎ (âvâz)
      - → Hindi: आवाज़ (āvāz)
- Tajik: овоз (ovoz)
- Zazaki: vaj (vāǰ)
- (possibly) → Old Armenian: խաւս (xaws)

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