Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wā́kš

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 *wṓkʷs.

Noun

*wā́kš f

speech, voice

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wā́k
- Sanskrit: वाच् (vā́c)
Proto-Iranian: *wā́xš
- Avestan: 𐬬𐬁𐬑𐬱 (vāxš)
- Gurani: ۋاچ (ʋāč)
- Kurdish:
  - Northern Kurdish: bêj
  - Central Kurdish: ئێژ (êj)
  - Southern Kurdish: ئۊش (üş)
  - Laki: ئۊش (üş)
- Old Persian: [script needed] (wā́z)
  - Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭠𐭰 (ʿʾc /⁠wāč, wāz⁠/)
    - Persian: آواز (âvâz) (see there for further descendants)
    - Tajik: овоз (ovoz)
- Zazaki: vaj
- →? Old Armenian: խաւս (xaws)

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