Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/Háǰiš

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háǰʰiš.

Noun

*Háǰiš m

snake

Derived terms

*Háǰikah (“worm”) (+ *-kah (“deminunative”))
- Caspian:
  - Gilaki: اجیکه (ajikə, “parasit, worm”)
  - Mazanderani: اجیک (ajik, “worm; earthworm”)
- Kurdish:
  Northern Kurdish: ejî (“bug; worm; snake; dragon”)

Descendants

Central Iranian:
- Avestan: 𐬀𐬲𐬌 (aži, “snake”)
  - ⇒ Avestan: 𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀 (aži.dahāka, “Azhi Dahaka, mythical serpent in Zoroastrianism”)
    - → Parthian: 𐫀𐫋𐫅𐫍𐫀𐫃 (ʾjdhʾg /⁠ažδahāg⁠/)
      - → Classical Persian: اژدها (aždahā)
    - → Early Middle Persian:
      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾcydhʾk' /⁠aǰ(i)dahāg⁠/)
      - Late Middle Persian:
        Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫉𐫅𐫍𐫀𐫃 (ʾzdhʾg /⁠azdahāg⁠/), 𐫀𐫇𐫉𐫅𐫍𐫀𐫃 (ʾwzdhʾg /⁠uzdahāg⁠/)
    - → Sogdian: [script needed] (zδɣh /⁠zδaxā⁠/)
Southeastern Iranian:
- Proto-Munji-Yidgha:
  - Munji: یز (yaz, “snake”)
  - Yidgha: ایز (iz, “snake”)
Southwestern Iranian:
- Early Middle Persian:
  Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾc' /⁠aǰ⁠/, “snake; dragon”)
- Kurdish:
  → Central Kurdish: حەزیا (ḧezya), عەزیا ('ezya)
  
  → Northern Kurdish: êzya, ziha, zihar, zîha, ziya, zîya