Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/dā́rukah

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 *dā́ru (“wood, tree”) +‎ *-kah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dā́ru, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru.

Noun

*dā́rukah m

1. wood, tree, stick

Inflection

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dā́rukah	*dā́rukā	*dā́rukā
vocative	*dā́ruka	*dā́rukā	*dā́rukā
accusative	*dā́rukam	*dā́rukā	*dā́rukānh
instrumental	*dā́rukā	*dā́rukaybyaH	*dā́rukāyš
ablative	*dā́rukāt	*dā́rukaybyaH	*dā́rukaybyah
dative	*dā́rukāy	*dā́rukaybyaH	*dā́rukaybyah
genitive	*dā́rukahya	*dā́rukayāh	*dā́rukānam
locative	*dā́rukay	*dā́rukayaw	*dā́rukayšu

Descendants

• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Proto-Sogdic: *δā́rŭkah
    • Sogdian: (/δā́ruk(ă)/)

      Buddhist: [script needed] (δʾr(ʾ)wk(ʾ)), [script needed] (δʾrʾwkh)

      Christian: [script needed] (dʾrwq)

      Manichaean: 𐫔𐫀𐫡𐫇𐫐𐫀 (δʾrwkʾ), 𐫔𐫀𐫡𐫇𐫐 (δʾrwk)

    • Yagnobi: dork
• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Sanglechi-Ishkashimi:
    • Ishkashimi: [script needed] (dьrk)
    • Sanglechi: [script needed] (durk)
  • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami:
    • Proto-Shughni-Roshani:
      • Shughni: д̌орг (δōrg), (Roshani) д̌у̊рг (δū̊rg)
    • Yazghulami: д̌ерк (δerk)
  • Pashto:

    Pashto: لرګی (largáy)

    Waneci: [script needed] (lergá)

• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Old Median: *dāruwkah
    • → Akkadian: 𒁕𒊒𒊌𒆪 (*da-ru-uk-ku)
  • Parthian:

    Manichaean script: 𐫅𐫀𐫓𐫇𐫃 (dʾlwg /⁠dālūg⁠/, “plant, tree”)

• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Persian: دروک (doruk)