Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/dwā́r

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰwā́r (door), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwṓr. Cognate with Sanskrit द्वार् (dvā́r, door).

Noun

*dwā́r[1]

  1. door

Descendants

  • Central Iranian:
    • Younger Avestan: 𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨 (duuarəm, acc.sg.), 𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (duuarə, loc.sg.)
  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Proto-Scythian: *dwari, *dwāri
      • Proto-Saka-Wakhi: *δβari
        • Proto-Saka: *δβari
          • Khotanese: [script needed] (vara)
        • Wakhi: bar
      • Proto-Sarmatian: *δwār
        • Alanic: *δwar
    • Proto-Sogdic:
      • Sogdian: (/⁠δβəri⁠/)
        Manichaean script: 𐫔𐫁𐫡𐫏 (δbry)
        Sogdian script: 𐼹𐼱𐽀𐼷 (δβry)
        Syriac script: [Syriac needed] (dbry)
      • Yaghnobi: давар (davar), дивар⁠ (divar) (Western, Transitional)
  • Southeastern Iranian:
    • Ormuri-Parachi:
      • Ormuri: بر (bar)
      • Parachi: [script needed] (bor)
    • Proto-Pathan:
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Medo-Parthian:
      • Proto-Komisenian:
        • Lasgerdi: بر (bar)
        • Sorkhei: بر (bär)
        • Sangisari: بر (bar)
      • Old Median:
        • Middle Median:
        • Semnani: بر (bar)
      • Parthian: 𐫁𐫡 (br /⁠bar⁠/) (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Zaza-Gorani:
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Bakhtiari: دیر (der)
    • Larestani: در (dar)
    • Old Persian: 𐎯𐎺𐎼𐎹𐎠 (du-v-r-y-a /⁠duvarayā⁠/, loc.sg.)
      • Middle Persian: (/⁠dar⁠/)
        Manichaean script: 𐫅𐫡 (dr)
        Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (dl), [Book Pahlavi needed] (BBA)
        • Classical Persian: در (dar)
          • Judeo-Tat: דר (dr /⁠där⁠/)
          • Iranian Persian: در (dar)
          • Tajik: дар (dar)
        • Kumzari: دور
        • Old Armenian: դարապետ (darapet, janitor)

References

  1. ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2000), “*2du̯ar- / *du̯ār-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 499-502