Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Háwiš

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 *h₂ówi-s ~ *h₂éwi-s.

Noun

*Háwiš f

  1. sheep

Declension

masculine/feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *Háwiš *HáwiH *Háwayas
vocative *Háway *HáwiH *Háwayas
accusative *Háwim *HáwiH *Háwinš
instrumental *HáwiH *Háwibʰyā(m) *Háwibʰiš
ablative *Háwayš *Háwibʰyā(m) *Háwibʰyas
dative *Háwayay *Háwibʰyā(m) *Háwibʰyas
genitive *Háwayš *Háwiyās *HáwiHnaHam
locative *Háwāy *Háwiyaw *Háwišu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Háwiṣ
  • Proto-Iranian: *Háwiš
    • Persian: عفه ('ofe, sheepskin (coat))
    • Wakhi: [script needed] (yobc)