Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/síndʰuš

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

    *síndʰuš m

    1. river, stream.
      1. the Indus river.
      2. the region surrounding the Indus, Sindh.

    Declension

    masculine u-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *síndʰuš *síndʰuH *síndʰawas
    vocative *síndʰaw *síndʰuH *síndʰawas
    accusative *síndʰum *síndʰuH *síndʰunš
    instrumental *síndʰuH *síndʰubʰyā(m) *síndʰubʰiš
    ablative *síndʰawš *síndʰubʰyā(m) *síndʰubʰyas
    dative *síndʰaway *síndʰubʰyā(m) *síndʰubʰyas
    genitive *síndʰawš *síndʰuwās *síndʰuHnaHam
    locative *síndʰāw *síndʰuwaw *síndʰušu

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *síndʰuṣ
    • Proto-Iranian: *hínduš
      • → Elamite: 𒄭𒅔𒁺𒆜 (hinduiš~hinduš, “Sindh; India”)
      • Old Persian: 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (h-i-du-u-š, “Sindh; India”) (or via Sanskrit) (see there for further descendants)

    References

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