Reconstruction:Old Median/āfš

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This Old Median 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.

Old Median

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-.

Noun

*āfš[1]

  1. water

Descendants

  • Middle Median: *āv
    • Kermanic:
      Abuzeydabadi, Badrudi, Bijagani, Delijani, Meymehi, Nashalji, Qalhari, Qohrudi: ōw
      Abyanehi, Naraqi, Terrehi: ōv
      Badrudi, Chimehi, Farizandi: ou
      Jowshaqani: ū
      Mahallati, Meymehi: ō
      Nayini: āō
      Yarandi: āv
      Yazdi:
    • Sivandi: au
    • Tatic:
      • Talysh: آو (âv), او (ov)
      • Old Tati:
        Old Azari: آو (āw)
        • Alviri-Vidari: او (ov)
        • Eshtehardi: اِو (eow)
        • Karingani: او (öv)
        • Harzani: او (ū)
  • Semnani: ō

References

  1. ^ Asatrian, Garnik (2011) “āv”, in A Comparative Vocabulary of Central Iranian Dialects (in Persian), Tehran: Safir Ardehal Publications, page 51