Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/čúri

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 earlier *čúriya < *kšúryas, from *kšurás (“razor”), from Proto-Indo-European *ksu-ró-s, from *ksew- (“to scrape, sharpen, shave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃúɾi/

Noun

*čúri

1. sickle

Descendants

• Northern Nuristani:
  • Kamkata-viri:

    Kamviri: c̣úři

    Kativiri: c̣úi

• Southern Nuristani:
  • Waigali: čūr