Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/twárštā

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

From Proto-Indo-European *twérḱ-tōr, from *twerḱ- (“to carve, cut off”) +‎ *-tōr.

Noun

*twárštā m

1. creator

   Synonym: *dʰaHtā́

2. (religion) craft god

Declension

consonant stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*twárštā	*twárštā́w	*twárštás
vocative	*twáršt	*twárštā́w	*twárštás
accusative	*twárštám	*twárštā́w	*twárštás
instrumental	*twárštáH	*twárštbʰyáH, -bʰyā́m	*twárštbʰíš
ablative	*twárštás	*twárštbʰyáH, -bʰyā́m	*twárštbʰyáH
dative	*twárštáy	*twárštbʰyáH, -bʰyā́m	*twárštbʰyáH
genitive	*twárštás	*twárštáwš	*twárštām
locative	*twárští	*twárštáwš	*twárštsu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *twá(r)ṣṭā
  • Sanskrit: त्वष्टृ (tváṣṭṛ), त्वष्टा (tváṣṭā, nom.sg.)
• Proto-Iranian: *twárštā
  • Old Avestan: 𐬚𐬡𐬋𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬙𐬀𐬭 (θβōr^əštar)