Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/āppešani

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 *āpa (“water”) + *pešani (“mill”).

Pronunciation

• (Common Nuristani) IPA^(key): /aːp̚peˈʃani/ (following penultimate stress rule)

Noun

*āppešani

1. watermill

Descendants

• Kamkata-viri:

  Eastern Kata-vari: apšẽ

  Kamviri: apšẽ

  Western Kata-vari: apšë, apši

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