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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hyás

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 *Hyós.

Pronoun

*Hyás

  1. that, who, which (relative pronoun)

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hyás
    • Sanskrit: यद् (yád), यः (yáḥ, masc.nom.sg.)[1]
      • Sauraseni Prakrit: [script needed] (jo, masc.nom.sg.)
  • Proto-Iranian: *Hyáh
    • Avestan: 𐬫𐬋 (yō)
    • Northern Kurdish: yê, ê, -yê, -ê, ya, a, -ya, -a
    • Middle Persian: Y (ī)
      • Persian: ی (ezafe particle)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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