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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/kás

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words 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 *kʷós.

Pronoun

*kás (feminine *káH, neuter *kád)

  1. who

Descendants
  • Indo-Aryan: *kás
  • Iranian: *káh
    • Old Avestan: 𐬐𐬀‎ (ka), 𐬐𐬇‎ (kə̄, nom.sg.)[2]
      • Younger Avestan: 𐬐𐬀‎ (ka), 𐬐𐬋‎ (kō, nom.sg.)

References
  1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “ká-1”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 284
  2. Martínez García, Javier; de Vaan, Michiel (2014) Introduction to Avestan (Brill Introductions to Indo-European Languages; 1), Brill, →ISBN, page 15
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