nëšter(v)ay

Kamkata-viri

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derivative of earlier *nušt (“before”) (whence pënušt), from Proto-Nuristani, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náwištʰas (“newest”), from Proto-Indo-European *néwisth₂os, superlative of *néwos/*néwyos.

Adverb

nëštéray ~ nëštérvay (Western)[1]

  1. at first

References

  1. ^ Halfmann, Jakob (2024). A Grammatical Description of the Katë Language (Nuristani) (PhD thesis). Köln: Universität zu Köln.
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