Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hwíš

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 *h₂w-í-s ~ *h₂u-yé-s.

Noun

*Hwíš f

  1. bird

Declension

masculine/feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *Hwíš *HwíH *Hwáyas
vocative *Hwáy *HwíH *Hwáyas
accusative *Hwím *HwíH *Hwínš
instrumental *HwíH *Hwíbʰyā(m) *Hwíbʰiš
ablative *Hwáyš *Hwíbʰyā(m) *Hwíbʰyas
dative *Hwáyay *Hwíbʰyā(m) *Hwíbʰyas
genitive *Hwáyš *Hwiyā́s *HwiHnáHam
locative *Hwā́y *Hwiyáw *Hwíšu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hwíṣ
  • Proto-Iranian: *Hwíš
    • Avestan: 𐬬𐬍𐬱 (vīš)
    • Middle Persian: wʾd (way)