Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/gʰáwšas

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 *g⁽ʷ⁾ʰéwsos, from *g⁽ʷ⁾ʰéwseti (“to hear, listen”), from *g⁽ʷ⁾ʰew- (“to perceive”); probably cognate with Proto-Germanic *gaumō (“heed, attention”).

Noun

*gʰáwšas m

1. noise, sound

Declension

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*gʰáwšas	*gʰáwšā	*gʰáwšā, -ās(as)
vocative	*gʰáwša	*gʰáwšā	*gʰáwšā, -ās(as)
accusative	*gʰáwšam	*gʰáwšā	*gʰáwšāns
instrumental	*gʰáwšā	*gʰáwšaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*gʰáwšāyš
ablative	*gʰáwšāt	*gʰáwšaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*gʰáwšaybʰyas
dative	*gʰáwšāy	*gʰáwšaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*gʰáwšaybʰyas
genitive	*gʰáwšasya	*gʰáwšayās	*gʰáwšāna(H)m
locative	*gʰáwšay	*gʰáwšayaw	*gʰáwšayšu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *gʰáwṣas
  • Sanskrit: घोष (ghóṣa) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *gáwšah
  • Avestan: 𐬔𐬀𐬊𐬱𐬀 (gaoša)
  • Baluchi: گوش (goš)
  • Gurani: گۆش (gɔš)
  • Kurdish:
    • Northern Kurdish: guh
    • Central Kurdish: گوێ (gwê)
  • Old Persian: 𐎥𐎢𐏁𐎠 (g-u-š-a /⁠gauša⁠/)
    • Middle Persian: 𐭢𐭥𐭱 (gʿš /⁠gōš⁠/)
      • Persian: گوش (gôš)
      • Tajik: гӯш (güš)
  • Ossetian: хъус (qus), гъос (ǧos)
  • Zazaki: goş
  • → Old Armenian: գոյշ (goyš)