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Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/páyHah

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 *páyHas, from Proto-Indo-European *peyH- (“fat, milk”).

Noun

*páyHah n

  1. milk
    Synonyms: *xšwiptah, *xšiHrám

Derived terms
  • *payHana-
    • Persian: پینو‎ (pinu)
    • Wakhi: [script needed] (paynau)
  • *payHma
    • Avestan: 𐬞𐬀𐬉𐬨𐬀𐬥‎ (paēman)
    • Mazanderani: [script needed] (pam) (in [script needed] (pam-baxardan))
    • Middle Persian: [script needed] (pym /pēm/)

Descendants
  • Avestan: 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵‎ (paiiah)
  • Parachi: pē
  • Pashto: پۍ‎ (pəi)

References
    • Romain Garnier, Laurent Sagart, Benoît Sagot. Milk and the Indo-Europeans. Martine Robeets; Alexander Savalyev Language Dispersal Beyond Farming, John Benjamins Publishing Company, p.300, 2017, 978 90 272 1255 9.
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