Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/dwāraka

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

Etymology

Diminutive of Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰwā́ram, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwórom, from *dʰwer- (“door”).

Noun

*dwāraka

  1. doorjamb

Descendants

  • Kamkata-viri:
    Southeastern: darë
    Western: darë

References

  • Jakob Halfmann (2023) Lād "law": a Bactrian loanword in the Nuristani languages, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, United Kingdom, page 5
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