Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/gadaH

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

Possibly borrowed from the BMAC substrate.[1]

Noun

*gádaH or *gadáH f

  1. club, mace

Inflection

aH-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *gadaH *gaday *gadās
vocative *gaday *gaday *gadās
accusative *gadām *gaday *gadās
instrumental *gadaH, -ayaH *gadaHbʰyā(m) *gadaHbʰiš
ablative *gadayaHs *gadaHbʰyā(m) *gadaHbʰyas
dative *gadayaHi *gadaHbʰyā(m) *gadaHbʰyas
genitive *gadayaHs *gadayHās *gadaHnaHam
locative *gadayaH *gadayHaw *gadaHsu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *gádaH
  • Proto-Iranian: *gádaH
    • Avestan: 𐬔𐬀𐬜𐬁 (gaδā)
    • Old Persian: *gadā
      • Middle Persian: [script needed] (gt' /⁠gad⁠/)
        • Classical Persian: گَز (gaz)

References

  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (1999) “The Indo-Iranian substratum”, in Early Contacts between Uralic and Indo-European: Linguistic and Archaeological Considerations[1], Helsinki