Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ǰiHwás

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *gʷih₃wós. Cognate with Proto-Hellenic *gʷīwos.

    Adjective

    *ǰiHwás

    1. alive

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́iHwás
      • Sanskrit: जीव (jīvá) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Iranian: *ǰiHwáh (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Nuristani:
      • Northern Nuristani:
        • Kamkata-viri:
          Kamviri: jǖ́- (“to be alive”)
          Kativiri: jëvé- (“to be alive”)
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