Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/dā́ru

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 *dā́ru, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru.

Noun

*dā́ru n

wood, tree

Derived terms

*dā́rukah^[1]

Descendants

Central Iranian:
- Avestan: 𐬛𐬁𐬎𐬭𐬎 (dā^uru)
Northeastern Iranian:
- Khwarezmian: [script needed] (δʾr)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Kurdish:
  - Central Kurdish: دار (dar)
  - Northern Kurdish: dar
- Old Median: *δāru
  - Middle Median: *dār
    - Kermanic:
      Gazi: دار (dår)
    - Talysh:
      Arabic script: دو (do)
      Cyrillic script: до (do)
      Latin script: do
- Zazaki: dare
Southwester Iranian:
- Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎽𐎢𐎺 (d-a-ru-u-v /⁠dāruv⁠/)
  - Middle Persian: [script needed] (dʾl /⁠dār⁠/)
    - Persian: دار (dâr)
    - Bakhtiari: دار (dâr)

References

^ Novák, Ľubomír (2013) Problem of Archaism and Innovation in the Eastern Iranian Languages (PhD dissertation)‎^[1], Prague: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, filozofická fakulta, page 179

[Novák-1] Novák, Ľubomír (2013) Problem of Archaism and Innovation in the Eastern Iranian Languages (PhD dissertation)‎^[1], Prague: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, filozofická fakulta, page 179

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