Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/HušíH

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 *HušíH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂us-íh₁, *h₂ṓwsih₁, dual of *h₂ṓws. Compare Russian у́ши (úši).

Noun

*HušíH du

1. ears
2. hearing, understanding

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Avestan: 𐬎𐬱𐬌 (uši, “ears; inner hearing”)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Kurdish:

    Northern Kurdish: hiş

    Central Kurdish: ھۆش (hoş)

• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Old Persian: [Term?] (/⁠ušiy⁠/, “consciousness, intelligence”)
    • Middle Persian:

      Manichaean script: 𐫍𐫇𐫢 (hwš /⁠hōš⁠/)

      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾwš /⁠ōš⁠/), [script needed] (ʾwšy /⁠ōši⁠/)

      • Classical Persian:
        • Persian: هوش (hôš)
        • Tajik: ҳӯш (hüš)
      • → Old Armenian: ուշ (uš)