Reconstruction:Old Median/spišah

This Old Median 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.

Old Median

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *cwíšah.

Noun

*spišah

  1. louse

Descendants

  • Middle Median: *spiš
    • Kermanic:
      Ashtiani: esbéza
      Khunsari: ešpiž
      Nayini: šibiš
      Yazdi: šeweš
    • Sivandi: peš
    • Proto-Tatic:
      • Alviri-Vidari: [script needed] (isbiǰ)
      • Talysh:
        Asalemi: اسبج (əsbəj)
      • Old Tati:
        • Farvi: espej
        • Ramandi: [script needed] (espeja)
        • Shahrudi:
          Koluri: esbej
          Shali: sebej
    • Middle Persian: [Term?] (/⁠spiš⁠/)
      • Classical Persian: شپش (šipiš)
        • Dari: ایشپیش (išpiš)
          • Hazaragi: [script needed] (išpíš)
        • Iranian Persian: شپش (šepeš)
        • Sistani: پش (paš)
        • Tajik: шабушк (šabušk)