Reconstruction:Old Persian/navacadaθa

This Old Persian 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.

Old Persian

Etymology

From 𐎴𐎺 (n-v /⁠nava⁠/, “nine”) +‎ -𐎨𐎠 (-c-a /⁠-cā⁠/, “and”) +‎ *daθa (“ten”).^[1]

Numeral

*navacadaθa

nineteen

Descendants

Middle Persian:
Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (nwzdh /⁠nōzdah⁠/)
- Classical Persian: نوزده (nōzdah)
  Dari: نوزده (nuzdah)
  
  Iranian Persian: نوزده (nuzdah)
  
  Tajik: нуздаҳ (nuzdah)

References

^ Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 377

[1] Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 377

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