Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Haȷ́ʰíH

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 *h₂eǵʰ- (cow).

Noun

*Haȷ́ʰíH f

  1. heifer, cow

Inflection

yaH-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *Haȷ́ʰíH *Haȷ́ʰíH *Haȷ́ʰíHš
vocative *Haȷ́ʰi *Haȷ́ʰiH *Haȷ́ʰiHš
accusative *Haȷ́ʰíHm *Haȷ́ʰíH *Haȷ́ʰíHš
instrumental *Haȷ́ʰyáH *Haȷ́ʰíHbʰyā(m) *Haȷ́ʰíHbʰiš
ablative *Haȷ́ʰyáHs *Haȷ́ʰíHbʰyā(m) *Haȷ́ʰíHbʰyas
dative *Haȷ́ʰyáy *Haȷ́ʰíHbʰyā(m) *Haȷ́ʰíHbʰyas
genitive *Haȷ́ʰyáHs *Haȷ́ʰíHās *Haȷ́ʰíHnaHam
locative *Haȷ́ʰyáH *Haȷ́ʰíHaw *Haȷ́ʰíHsu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *HaźʰíH
  • Proto-Iranian: *HajíH
    • Avestan: 𐬀𐬰𐬍 (azī)

References

  • Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2017) “Agricultural terms in Indo-Iranian”, in Language Dispersal Beyond Farming[1], Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 277