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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/síndʰuš

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

Possibly borrowed from the BMAC substrate.[1]

Noun

*síndʰuš m

  1. river, stream.
    1. the Indus river.
    2. the region surrounding the Indus, Sindh.

Declension
masculine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *síndʰuš *síndʰuH *síndʰawas
vocative *síndʰaw *síndʰuH *síndʰawas
accusative *síndʰum *síndʰuH *síndʰunš
instrumental *síndʰuH *síndʰubʰyaH *síndʰubʰiš
ablative *síndʰawš *síndʰubʰyaH *síndʰubʰyas
dative *síndʰaway *síndʰubʰyaH *síndʰubʰyas
genitive *síndʰawš *síndʰuwaHs *síndʰunām?
locative *síndʰā(w)? *síndʰuwaw *síndʰušu

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *síndʰuṣ
  • Proto-Iranian: *hínduš
    • → Elamite: 𒄭𒅔𒁺𒆜 (hinduiš~hinduš, “Sindh; India”)
    • Old Persian: 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (h-i-du-u-š, “Sindh; India”) (or via Sanskrit) (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (1999) “The Indo-Iranian substratum”, in Early Contacts between Uralic and Indo-European: Linguistic and Archaeological Considerations‎, Helsinki
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