Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/niždás

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

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”). Cognate with Latin nīdus and Proto-Germanic *nestą.

Noun

*niždás m

nest

Declension

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*niždás	*niždā́(w)	*niždā́s(as)
vocative	*nížda	*níždā(w)	*níždās(as)
accusative	*niždám	*niždā́(w)	*niždā́ns
instrumental	*niždáH	*niždáybʰyā(m)	*niždā́yš
ablative	*niždā́t	*niždáybʰyā(m)	*niždáybʰyas
dative	*niždā́y	*niždáybʰyā(m)	*niždáybʰyas
genitive	*niždásya	*niždáyās	*niždā́naHam
locative	*niždáy	*niždáyaw	*niždáyšu

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *niẓḍás
- Sanskrit: नीड (nīḍá), नीळ (nīḷá)
  - Dardic:
    - Kashmiri: نؽوٗر (nyūr, “mountain meadow”)
  - Pali: nīḍa, niḍḍa
  - Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀡𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀟 (ṇiḍḍa)
    - Old Marathi: 𑘡𑘱𑘚𑘹𑘽 (niḍeṃ)
  - Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀡𑀻𑀟 (ṇīḍa)
    - Hindi: नीड़ (nīṛ)
Proto-Iranian: *niždáh
- Northern Kurdish: niştin
Proto-Nuristani:
- Southern Nuristani:
  - Waigali: [Term?] (neal-ameh)

References

Benjamin W. Fortson IV (2005) “Indo-Iranian I: Indic”, in Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, 1 edition, page 188