Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/daca

This Proto-Nuristani 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-Nuristani

Proto-Nuristani cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *daca

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáća.

Numeral

*daca[2]

  1. ten

Descendants

  • Ashkun:
    Masegal: dus
    Sanu: dos
    Titin: dus
  • Kamkata-viri:
    Northeastern: duć
    Southeastern: duć
    Western: duć
  • Prasuni:
    Pashki: lëz
    Pronz: lezë
    Zumu: lëz
  • Waigali: (with š from Indo-Aryan)
    Chima: dōš
    Kegal: dōš
    Nisheigram: doš
    Waigal: dōš
    Zhonchigal: dōš
  • Tregami: (with š from Indo-Aryan)
    Gambir: dåš

References

  1. ^ Parpola, Asko (2015), "daca", in The Roots of Hinduism: The Early Aryans and the Indus Civilization
  2. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “dać”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon[1]