Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́aluš

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

Potentially from a Proto-Indo-European *ǵelu-, from *ǵel- (“swallow”). Only Celtic cognates are attested, e.g. Old Irish gil.

Noun

*ȷ́aluš

  1. leech

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́aluṣ
    • ⇒ Sanskrit: जलूका f (jalūkā) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *jaluš
    • Pashto: ژوره (žawǝ́ra)
    • Baluchi: زراغ (zarāγ)
    • Kurdish:
      • Northern Kurdish: zero, zêro, zêrû
      • Central Kurdish: زێروو (zêrû)
      • Southern Kurdish: زالۊ (zalü)
    • Middle Persian: (/⁠⁠zalūg⁠⁠/)
      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (złwk')
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