Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/āppešáni

This Proto-Nuristani 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-Nuristani

Etymology

From *ā́pa (“water”) + *pešáni (“mill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːp̚peʃáni/

Noun

*āppešáni

1. watermill

Descendants

• Northern Nuristani:
  • Kamkata-viri:

    Kamviri: apšẽ́

    Kativiri: apšë́

References

• Jakob Halfmann (2023) Lād "law": a Bactrian loanword in the Nuristani languages, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, United Kingdom, page 4