χοα-

Bactrian

Alternative forms

  • χο- (kho-)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *hwa- (“self-”),[1] from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swa- (“self-”), from Proto-Indo-European *swe- (“self-”), from Proto-Indo-European *swé (“self (reflexive pronoun)”). Compare Avestan 𐬓𐬀 (xᵛa, “self, oneself”), Old Persian 𐎢𐎺 (u-v /⁠⁠ʰuva⁠/). Cognate of Sanskrit स्व (sva, “his/her own, of self”).

Pronunciation

  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): [xwa-]

Prefix

χοα- (khoa- /xwa-/)

  1. own, self-

Derived terms

Bactrian terms prefixed with χοα-
χοακαμο
χοασινδο

References

  1. ^ Sims-Williams, Nicholas (2000) Bactrian Documents from Northern Afghanistan I. Legal and Economic Documents (Studies in the Khalili Collection III, Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum II; VI), Oxford: Nour Foundation in association with Azimuth Editions and Oxford University Press, page 231
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