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Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/čášma

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *čáćšma.

Noun

*čášma n

  1. eye

Descendants
  • Central Iranian:
    • Avestan: 𐬗𐬀𐬱𐬨𐬀𐬥‎ (cašman)
  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Old Ossetic: [Term?]
      • Ossetian: цасм (casm), цанс (cans, “loop; noose; snare”)
      • (perhaps) → Old Armenian: ցանց (cʿancʿ, “casting-net”)
    • Khotanese: [script needed] (pe'ma)
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Kurdish:
      Central Kurdish: چاو‎ (čāw)
      Northern Kurdish: çav (čāv)
      Southern Kurdish: چاو‎ (čāw), چەو‎ (čaw)
      Laki: چەم‎ (čam)
    • Zaza-Gurani:
      • Gurani: چەم‎ (čam)
      • Zazaki: çim (čim)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Old Persian: 𐎨𐏁𐎠𐎶𐎴 (c-š-ma-n /cašman-/)[1]

References
  1. Prods Oktor Skjærvø (2016) An Introduction to Old Persian‎
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