přor

Kamkata-viri

Alternative forms

  • por (Northeastern, Southeastern)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nuristani *pārrã, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *parnám, from Proto-Indo-European *pornóm. The ř is intrusive and is not found in the other dialects.[1]

Noun

přor f (Western)[2]

  1. leaf

References

  1. ^ Halfmann, Jakob (2025). The Diversification of Indo-Iranian and the Position of the Nuristani Languages. Wiesbaden: Reichert.
  2. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016), “př′or”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon[1]

Etymology 2

Borrowed from a descendant of Sanskrit प्रहार (prahāra, attack, hit).[1]

Noun

přor m (Western, Northeastern, Southeastern)[2][3]

  1. wound

References

  1. ^ Halfmann, Jakob (2025). The Diversification of Indo-Iranian and the Position of the Nuristani Languages. Wiesbaden: Reichert.
  2. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016), “př′or”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon[2]
  3. ^ Halfmann, Jakob (2024). A Grammatical Description of the Katë Language (Nuristani) (PhD thesis). Köln: Universität zu Köln.