Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/čatwā́ras

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

**Proto-Indo-Iranian cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : *čatwā́ras

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

Numeral

*čatwā́ras m pl (feminine plural *čátasras, neuter plural *čatwā́r)

four

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ćatwā́ras
- Sanskrit: चतुर् (catur), चत्वारः (catvā́raḥ, m.pl.) (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Iranian: *čaθwā́rah (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Nuristani: *čatwā́ra
- Northern Nuristani:
  - Kamkata-viri:
    Kamviri: štó
    
    Kativiri: štëvó
  - Prasuni: čpu
- Southern Nuristani:
  - Ashkun: ćatā́
  - Tregami: čatá
  - Waigali: čëta

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