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Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/káfrah

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 *kápras, from Proto-Indo-European *kápros[1].

Noun

*káfrah m

  1. he-goat

Descendants
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Kurdish:
      Northern Kurdish: kehr (kahr), kehrik (kahrik), kar (kār), karik (kārik, “kid”), Template:kmr
      Central Kurdish: کار‎ (kār), کاریلە‎ (kārīla), کاژیلە‎ (kāžīla), کارژۆلە‎ (kāržōla, “kid”)
      Southern Kurdish: کیەر‎ (kyar, “kid”)
      Laki: کیەری‎ (kyarī, “kid”)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Lari: [script needed] (kaar [ka:r], “kid”)
    • Southern Luri: [script needed] ([ka:ra], “kid”) (<*kafrakah)
    • Classical Persian: کهره‎ (kahra, “kid”) (<*kafrakah)
    • → Elamite: 𒋡𒁍𒊏 (Ka-pu-ra /Kapura/), 𒋡𒀊𒊑𒅀 (Ka-ap-ri-ya /Kapriya/)

References
  1. Douglas Q. Adams (1997) Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture‎
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