Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/bujáh

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 *bʰuȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵ-.

Noun

*bujáh

goat

Descendants

Central Iranian:
- Avestan: 𐬠𐬏𐬰𐬀 (būza, “ram”)
Northeastern Iranian:
- Khotanese: [script needed] (buysä)
- Sogdo-Bactrian:
  - Khwarezmian: [script needed] (ʼβz /⁠aβza⁠/)
  - Proto-Sogdic:
    - Sogdian: [Syriac needed] (bzyšṯ /⁠⁽ᵊ⁾βzī́št⁠/, pl.)
    - Yagnobi: vʉz
Southeastern Iranian:
- Ishkashimi: [script needed] (vьz)
- Ormuri-Parachi
  - Ormuri:
    Kaniguram: [script needed] (buz)
  - Parachi: buǰ
- Pashto: وز m (wuz), اوز (uz), بز (bëz, buz), وزه f (vzá, vuzá), اوزه (uzá), بېزه (bezá), بزه (bza), زبه (zba)
- Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami-Munji:
  - Munji: [script needed] (və́za)
  - Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami:
    - Shughni: ваз (vaz)
    - Yazghulami: ваз (vaz)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Baluchi: بز (buz)
- Kurdish:
  Northern Kurdish: bizin
  
  Central Kurdish: بِزِن (bizin)
  
  Southern Kurdish: بِزِن (bizin)
  
  Laki: بِزِن (bizin), بز (biz)
- Proto-Medo-Parthian:
  - Caspian:
    - Gilaki: [script needed] (buz)
    - Mazanderani-Shahmirzadi:
      - Mazanderani: بز (bez)
      - Shahmirzadi: بز (boz)
  - Proto-Komisenian:
    - Lasgerdi: [script needed] (boz)
    - Sangisari: بز (boz)
    - Sorkhei: [script needed] (boz)
  - Old Median: *buzah
    - Middle Median: *buz
      - Kermanic: بز (buz, boz, biz, bøz, bu̞z), بزە (buzä), بوزە (būzä)
      - Sivandi: bez
      - Talysh: [script needed] (bьz)
      - → Old Armenian: բզաք (bzakʻ)
      - → Middle Persian:
        Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (bwz /⁠buz⁠/)
        Classical Persian: بز (buz)
        Iranian Persian: بز (boz)
        → Larestani: [script needed] (buz)
        Tajik: буз (buz)
        Tat: [script needed] (büzlä)
    - Semnani: [script needed] (boza)
    - → Elamite:
      Achaemenid Elamite: 𒁍𒍝 (bu-za /⁠Buza⁠/) (personal name)
  - Parthian: [script needed] (wəz)
  - Proto-Zaza-Gorani:
    - Gurani: بزە (biza)
      Talakhedeshki: [script needed] (bez)
    - Zazaki: bize