Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/gā́wš
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This Proto-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-Iranian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.
Noun
*gā́wš f
Derived terms
- *gawštaH (“meat, flesh”)
- *gā́wkah (“calf; cow”)
- *gā́waj(án)ah (“ox-goad”) (Cognate with Sanskrit गवजन (gavájana, “whip, stick for driving cattle”))
- Avestan: 𐬔𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬰𐬀 (gauuāza)
- Parthian: 𐫃𐫇𐫀𐫉 (gwʾz /gawāz/, “goad, prod”) (Cf. with Parthian 𐫟𐫡𐫀𐫉𐫗 (xrʾzn /xarāzan/, “donkey-goad”))
- → Old Armenian: գաւ-ազան (gaw-azan, “stick for driving animals”) (Cf. with Old Armenian խար-ազան (xar-azan, “donkey-goad; stick for driving animals”))
- → Classical Persian: گواز (gawāz), گوازه (gavâza)
Descendants
- Central Iranian:
- Avestan: 𐬔𐬀𐬊 (gao)
- Northeastern Iranian:
- Southeastern Iranian
- Northwestern Iranian:
- Southwestern Iranian:
- ^ Rezai Baghbidi, Hassan (2017) Middle Persian Historical Phonology, Osaka: Osaka University, page 59: “OP *gāvam”