Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ćáyuš

This Proto-Indo-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-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱéy-u-s, from *ḱey- (“to be lying down; to settle”) +‎ *-us.

Noun

*ćáyuš[1]

  1. orphan

Inflection

masculine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ćáyuš *ćáyuH *ćáyawas
vocative *ćáyaw *ćáyuH *ćáyawas
accusative *ćáyum *ćáyuH *ćáyunš
instrumental *ćáyuH *ćáyubʰyā(m) *ćáyubʰiš
ablative *ćáyawš *ćáyubʰyā(m) *ćáyubʰyas
dative *ćáyaway *ćáyubʰyā(m) *ćáyubʰyas
genitive *ćáyawš *ćáyuwās *ćáyuHnaHam
locative *ćáyāw *ćáyuwaw *ćáyušu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *śayúṣ, *śáwṣ
    • Sanskrit: शयु (śayú)
      • Dardic:
        • Khowar: [script needed] (ċogú, ċowu)[2]
  • Proto-Iranian: *cáyuš (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “śayú-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śō”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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