Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/nadíH

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 from Proto-Indo-European *ned-íh₂, from *ned- (“thundering, roaring, rushing”) +‎ *-íh₂. Lubotsky connects it to Ancient Greek Νέδα (Néda, name of a river), Middle Low German Nette (name of a river). For other derivatives from the same root, see Sanskrit नद् (nad, “to resound”).

Noun

*nadíH f^[1]

river

Declension

yaH-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*nadíH	*nadíH	*nadíHš
vocative	*nádi	*nádiH	*nádiHš
accusative	*nadíHm	*nadíH	*nadíHš
instrumental	*nadyáH	*nadíHbʰyā(m)	*nadíHbʰiš
ablative	*nadyáHs	*nadíHbʰyā(m)	*nadíHbʰyas
dative	*nadyáy	*nadíHbʰyā(m)	*nadíHbʰyas
genitive	*nadyáHs	*nadíHās	*nadíHnaHam
locative	*nadyáH	*nadíHaw	*nadíHsu

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *nadíH
- Sanskrit: नदी (nadī́) (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Iranian: *nadíH
- Younger Avestan: 𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬜𐬍𐬨 (anaⁱδīm, “across the river”)
Proto-Nuristani: *nandikā
- Northern Nuristani:
  - Kamkata-viri:
    Kamviri: nani
    
    Kativiri: nëṅi
- Southern Nuristani:
  - Waigali: nadi

References

^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University

[1] Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University

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