Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/mayšáh

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This Proto-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-Iranian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mayšás, from Proto-Indo-European *moysós.

Noun

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*mayšáh m[1]

  1. sheep, ram

Inflection

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masculine a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *mayšáh *mayšā́ *mayšā́
vocative *mayša *mayšā́ *mayšā́
accusative *mayšám *mayšā́ *mayšā́nh
instrumental *mayšā́ *mayšáybyaH *mayšā́yš
ablative *mayšā́t *mayšáybyaH *mayšáybyah
dative *mayšā́y *mayšáybyaH *mayšáybyah
genitive *mayšáhya *mayšáyāh *mayšā́nam
locative *mayšáy *mayšáyaw *mayšáyšu

Descendants

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  • Central Iranian:
    • Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬀 (maēša)
  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Khwarezmian: [script needed] (ʾmh)
  • Southeastern Iranian:
    • Ormuri: [script needed] (mēī), [script needed] (maī)
    • Proto-Pathan:
      • Pashto: مږ (maģ, meģ), مګ m (mag, ram, sheep)
      • Waneci: [script needed] (meyž, sheep)
    • Proto-Munji-Yidgha:
      • Munji: [script needed] (mə́ya), [script needed] (mə́y, argali)
      • Yidgha: [script needed] (mūo)
    • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami-Munji:
      • Proto-Sanglechi-Ishkashimi:
        • Ishkashimi: [script needed] (mel)
        • Sanglechi: [script needed] (mēl)
      • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami:
        • Proto-Shughni-Roshani:
          • Sarikoli: [script needed] (mɛwl)
          • Shughni: маг̌ (maɣ̌), (Bartangi, Oroshori) ма̄в̌ (māw), (Khufi, Roshani) мев̌ (mēw)
            • Wakhi: may (sheep)
        • Yazghulami: мав̌ (maw, sheep), мув̌ (muw, ram)
  • Northwestern Iranian:
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Old Persian: *maiša
      • Middle Persian: [Book Pahlavi needed] (HLLN /⁠mēš⁠/), [script needed] (myš)
        • Classical Persian: میش (mēš)

References

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  1. ^ Steblin-Kamenskij, I.M. (1999) “may”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ vaxanskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Wakhi Language] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Peterburgskoje Vostokovedenije, →ISBN