Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/HušíH

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HušíH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂us-íh₁, *h₂ṓwsih₁, dual of *h₂ṓws. Compare Russian у́ши (úši).

    Noun

    *HušíH du

    1. ears
    2. hearing, understanding

    Descendants

    • Central Iranian:
      • Avestan: 𐬎𐬱𐬌 (uši, “ears; inner hearing”)
    • Northwestern Iranian:
      • Kurdish:
        Northern Kurdish: hiş
        Central Kurdish: ھۆش (hoş)
    • Southwestern Iranian:
      • Old Persian: [Term?] (/⁠ušiy⁠/, “consciousness, intelligence”)
        • Middle Persian:
          Manichaean script: 𐫍𐫇𐫢 (hwš /⁠hōš⁠/)
          Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾwš /⁠ōš⁠/), [script needed] (ʾwšy /⁠ōši⁠/)
          • Classical Persian:
            • Persian: هوش (hôš)
            • Tajik: ҳӯш (hüš)
          • → Old Armenian: ուշ (uš)
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