Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ćwā́

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 *ḱwṓ (“dog”). In late Proto-Indo-Iranian, *kúttas displaces this inherited word, with reflexes such as Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*kutta) and Proto-Iranian *kútah.

Noun

*ćwā́ m

dog

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *śwā́
- Sanskrit: श्वन् (śván) (see there for further descendants)
- Middle Indo-Aryan: *śuvāṇa
  - Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀼𑀯𑀸𑀡 (suvāṇa)
    - Old Marathi: सुणें n (suṇeṃ), सुणा m (suṇā), सुणी f (suṇī)
    - Konkani: सुणो (suṇo)
  - Magadhi Prakrit:
    - Bengali: শ্বাপদ (śśapod)
Proto-Iranian: *cwā́ (see there for further descendants)

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