Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/dwāraka

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 This Proto-Nuristani 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-Nuristani

Etymology

Diminutive of Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰwā́ram, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwórom, from *dʰwer- (“door”).

Pronunciation

  • (Common Nuristani) IPA(key): /dwaːˈɾaka/ (following penultimate stress rule)

Noun

*dwāraka

  1. doorjamb

Descendants

  • Northern Nuristani:
    • Kamkata-viri:
      Kamviri: darë
      Kativiri: darë
  • Southern Nuristani:
    • >? Waigali: därig (“small window”)

References

  • Jakob Halfmann (2023) Lād "law": a Bactrian loanword in the Nuristani languages, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, United Kingdom, page 5
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