Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/kšáps

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

PIE word
*kʷséps

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps.

Noun

*kšáps f

1. night

Inflection

consonant stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kšáps	*kšápāw	*kšápas
vocative	*kšáp	*kšápāw	*kšápas
accusative	*kšápam	*kšápāw	*kšapás
instrumental	*kšapáH	*kšapbʰyáH, -bʰyā́m	*kšapbʰíš
ablative	*kšapás	*kšapbʰyáH, -bʰyā́m	*kšapbʰyáH
dative	*kšapáy	*kšapbʰyáH, -bʰyā́m	*kšapbʰyáH
genitive	*kšapás	*kšapáwš	*kšapā́m
locative	*kšápi	*kšapáwš	*kšapsú

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *kṣáps
  • Sanskrit: क्षप् (kṣáp)
    • Dardic:
      • → Khowar: چُھوئی (čhuí)
    • → Telugu: క్షప (kṣapa)
• Proto-Iranian: *xšáfš (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Nuristani:
  • Southern Nuristani:
    • Ashkun: čū (“last night”)