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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰarȷ́ʰíš

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰólǵʰ-i-s, from *bʰelǵʰ- (to swell) +‎ *-is (deverbal suffix). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *balgiz (bag).

Noun

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*bʰarȷ́ʰíš n

  1. pillow
  2. bed or layer of grass

Declension

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masculine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *bʰarȷ́ʰiš *bʰarȷ́ʰiH *bʰarȷ́ʰayas
vocative *bʰarȷ́ʰay *bʰarȷ́ʰiH *bʰarȷ́ʰayas
accusative *bʰarȷ́ʰim *bʰarȷ́ʰiH *bʰarȷ́ʰīn, -īš
instrumental *bʰarȷ́ʰiH *bʰarȷ́ʰibʰyām *bʰarȷ́ʰibʰiš
ablative *bʰarȷ́ʰayš *bʰarȷ́ʰibʰyām *bʰarȷ́ʰibʰyas
dative *bʰarȷ́ʰayay *bʰarȷ́ʰibʰyām *bʰarȷ́ʰibʰyas
genitive *bʰarȷ́ʰayš *bʰarȷ́ʰyawš *bʰarȷ́ʰayām?
locative *bʰarȷ́ʰā(w)? *bʰarȷ́ʰyawš *bʰarȷ́ʰišu

Descendants

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  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *barźʰíṣ
  • Proto-Iranian: *barjíš (pillow)