Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/mayšáh

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 *mayšás, from Proto-Indo-European *moysós.

Noun

*mayšáh m

1. sheep, ram

Inflection

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*mayšáh	*mayšā́	*mayšā́
vocative	*mayša	*mayšā́	*mayšā́
accusative	*mayšám	*mayšā́	*mayšā́nh
instrumental	*mayšā́	*mayšáybyaH	*mayšā́yš
ablative	*mayšā́t	*mayšáybyaH	*mayšáybyah
dative	*mayšā́y	*mayšáybyaH	*mayšáybyah
genitive	*mayšáhya	*mayšáyāh	*mayšā́nam
locative	*mayšáy	*mayšáyaw	*mayšáyšu

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬀 (maēša)
• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Khwarezmian: [script needed] (ʾmh)
• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Ormuri: [script needed] (mēī), [script needed] (maī)
  • Proto-Pathan:
    • Pashto: مږ (maģ, meģ), مګ m (mag, “ram, sheep”)
    • Waneci: [script needed] (meyž, “sheep”)
  • Proto-Munji-Yidgha:
    • Munji: [script needed] (mə́ya), [script needed] (mə́y, “argali”)
    • Yidgha: [script needed] (mūo)
  • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami-Munji:
    • Proto-Sanglechi-Ishkashimi:
      • Ishkashimi: [script needed] (mel)
      • Sanglechi: [script needed] (mēl)
    • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami:
      • Proto-Shughni-Roshani:
        • Sarikoli: [script needed] (mɛwl)
        • Shughni: маг̌ (maɣ̌), (Bartangi, Oroshori) ма̄в̌ (māw), (Khufi, Roshani) мев̌ (mēw)
          • → Wakhi: may (“sheep”)
      • Yazghulami: мав̌ (maw, “sheep”), мув̌ (muw, “ram”)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Baluchi: میش (mēš)
  • Kurdish:

    Northern Kurdish: mih, mî, mîh

    Central Kurdish: مێ (mê)

    Southern Kurdish: میە (mye)

    Laki: مێ (mê)

  • Parthian: 𐫖𐫏𐫢 (myš /⁠mēš⁠/)
  • Zaza-Gorani:

    Gurani: مەی (may)

    Zazaki: meşna (mašnā)

• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Old Persian: *maiša
    • Middle Persian: [Book Pahlavi needed] (HLLN /⁠mēš⁠/), [script needed] (myš)
      • Classical Persian: میش (mēš)