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Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/íćra

This Proto-Nuristani 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-Nuristani

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

Methathasis of earlier *írća, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hŕ̥ćšas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos.

Noun

*íćra

  1. bear

Descendants
  • Northern Nuristani:
    • Kamkata-viri:
      Kativiri: [script needed] (ic), [script needed] (īc)
    • Prasuni: *itru
      • Prasuni:
        Säiċi, Ṣupū: ütr’ū̆³
        Usüt: itr’ū
  • Southern Nuristani:
    • Ashkun: īc
    • Waigali-Tregami: *ücru[1]
      • Tregami: woc
      • Waigali: oc
        Kegal: ōc
        Nishey: oc

References
  1. Hegedűs, Irén (2012), “The RUKI-rule in Nuristani”, in Whitehead, Benedicte Nielsen; Olander, Thomas; Olsen, Birgit Anette; Rasmussen, Jens Elmegard, editors, Sound of Indo-European: Papers on Indo-European Phonetics, Phonemics and Morphophonemics (Copenhagen Studies in Indo-European)‎, volume 4, Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, published 2012, →ISBN
  2. Strand, Richard F. (2016), “r̥ć”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon
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