Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/was

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 *wos. Compare Proto-Italic *wōs.

Pronoun

*was

1. accusative/genitive/dative plural of *túH (“you”)

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *was
  • Sanskrit: वस् (vas)
• Proto-Iranian: *wah
  • Avestan: 𐬬𐬃 (vā̊), 𐬬𐬇 (və̄), 𐬬𐬋 (vō)
  • Kurdish:
    • Northern Kurdish: we
    • Central Kurdish: ئێوە (êwe)
    • Southern Kurdish: ئیوە (îwe)