Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰáHas

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 *bʰéh₂-os ~ bʰéh₂-es-, from *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”). Cognate with Ancient Greek φάος (pháos).

Noun

*bʰáHas n

1. light

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bʰáHas
  • Sanskrit: भास् (bhā́s)
• Proto-Nuristani: *bāsá (“flame”) (glossed as "flame" by Konow (1911) and Turner, but "wind, steam" by Strand)
  • Northern Nuristani:
    • Kamkata-viri:

      Kamviri: bós

      Kativiri: bós

  • Southern Nuristani:
    • Ashkun: bás
    • Tregami: bás
    • Waigali: bas