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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/pāpás

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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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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

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*pāpás

  1. bad

Descendants

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  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *pāpás
    • Sanskrit: पाप (pāpá) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *pāpáh

References

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  • Alexander Lubotsky, "The Indo-Iranian substratum" in Early Contacts between Uralic and Indo-European, ed. Carpelan et al., Helsinki (2001).