Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/wábžah

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 *wábžʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *wóbʰsos, from *webʰ-.

Noun

*wábžah m

1. wasp

Inflection

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wábžah	*wábžā	*wábžā
vocative	*wábža	*wábžā	*wábžā
accusative	*wábžam	*wábžā	*wábžānh
instrumental	*wábžā	*wábžaybyaH	*wábžāyš
ablative	*wábžāt	*wábžaybyaH	*wábžaybyah
dative	*wábžāy	*wábžaybyaH	*wábžaybyah
genitive	*wábžahya	*wábžayāh	*wábžānam
locative	*wábžay	*wábžayaw	*wábžayšu

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Younger Avestan: 𐬬𐬀𐬡𐬲𐬀𐬐𐬀 (vaβžaka, “scorpion”) (< *wabžakah)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Baluchi: گوبز (gwabz), گومز (gwamz)
  • Kurdish:

    Central Kurdish: مۆز (moz)

    Northern Kurdish: moz

    Southern Kurdish: مووز (mûz)

    • → Armenian: մոզ (moz)
  • Proto-Medo-Parthian:
    • Caspian:
      • Mazanderani: بوز (būz), ماز (māz, “wasp, bee”)
    • Old Median: *vabžā́
      • Middle Median: *vabž
        • Kermanic:

          Manujani: [script needed] (gōuz), [script needed] (guazī(n)k)

          Rudani: [script needed] (mōuk)

          Tari, Yarandi: وآژ (vāž, “red bee”)

        • Old Tati:

          Old Azari: میز (mēz)

          • Harzani: موز (müz)
          • Karingani: موز (müz)
          • Shahrudi: موز (muz)
    • Zaza-Gorani:
      • Gurani: موْزی (mɔzī)
      • Zazaki: moza, moze
• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Larestani-Gulf:
    • Gulf:
      • Bashkardi: [script needed] (gowz, göwz)
      • Southern Luri: [script needed] (bawz)
    • Lari-Fars:
      • Larestani: [script needed] (bâz, bōz)
      • Southwestern Fars: [script needed] (bez)
  • Middle Persian: (/⁠wabz⁠/, “wasp”)

    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (wpc), [Book Pahlavi needed] (wpz)

    • Persian: بوز (bavz, “black wasp”)
    • Northern Luri: بوز (bauz)