Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/šwáćš
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs, with irregular retraction of initial *s- into *š-.
Numeral[edit]
| < 5 | 6 | 7 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : *šwáćš | ||
*šwáćš[1]
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ṣwáṭṣ
- Proto-Iranian: *xšwáš, *šwáš (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Nuristani: *šúwa (later *ṣúwa with *ṣ from Indo-Aryan)
References[edit]
- ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “ṣáṣ-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University