Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/-as

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

Alternative forms

• *-š (after *r, *g, *y, *k, *w (Ruki rule))

Suffix

*-(a)s or *-(a)š

1. forms the nominative singular from the stem in some masculine nouns

Descendants

• Indo-Aryan:
  • Sanskrit: -स् (-s) (Vedic), -ः (-ḥ) (Classical), -अस् (-as) (Vedic), -अः (-aḥ) (Classical)
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: -𑀑 (-o)
• Iranian:
  • Avestan: -∅
  • Old Persian: -𐎿 (-s), -𐏁 (-š)