Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/pácu

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 *páću, from Proto-Indo-European *péḱu.

Noun

*pácu

1. livestock, animal

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Avestan: 𐬞𐬀𐬯𐬎 (pasu), 𐬟𐬱𐬎 (fšu)
• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Proto-Scythian:
    • Ossetian: (“sheep”)

      Digor Ossetian: фус (fus)

      Iron Ossetian: фыс (fys)

    • Proto-Saka-Wakhi:
      • Khotanese: [script needed] (pasä)
      • Wakhi: pus (“sheep”)
  • Sogdo-Bactrian:
    • Bactrian: ποσο (poso, “sheep”)
    • Sogdian: [Term?] (/⁠*pas(u), *əp(a)s⁠/, “cattle, sheep”)

      Sogdian script: 𐼾𐼼𐼴 (psw /⁠*pasu⁠/), 𐼾𐼼 (ps /⁠pas⁠/), 𐼽𐼾𐼼 (ʾps /⁠əp(a)s⁠/)

      Syriac script: ܦܣܘ (psw /⁠*pasu⁠/), ܦܣ (ps /⁠pas⁠/), ܥܦܣ (ʾps /⁠əp(a)s⁠/)

      Manichaean script: 𐫛𐫘 (ps /⁠pas⁠/), 𐫛𐫘𐫏𐫏 (psyy /⁠pas⁠/)

• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Pashto: پسه (pəsə́)
  • Sarikoli: pies
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Baluchi: پس (pas)
  • Kurdish:

    Central Kurdish: پەز (pez)

    Northern Kurdish: pez

    Southern Kurdish: پەس (pes)

    Laki: پەس (pes)

  • Proto-Medo-Parthian:
    • Parthian: 𐫛𐫘 (ps /⁠pas⁠/, “sheep”)
    • Proto-Tatic:
      • Talysh: [Term?] (“sheep”)

        Cyrillic script: пәс

        Latin script: pəs

      • Old Tati:
        • Harzani: پاس (pās, “sheep”)
        • Karingani: پس (pas, “sheep”)
    • Zazaki: pes
  • → Persian: بسوق (basuq, “(long breast) sheep”) (possibly)
• Southwestern Iranian
  • Middle Persian: [script needed] (pʾh /⁠pah⁠/, “sheep”)
  • Larestani: په (pah, “goat”)