Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/dwara

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 Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰwā́r, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwṓr.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

*dwara

1. door

Related terms

• *dwāraka (“doorjambs”)

Descendants

• Northern Nuristani:
  • Kamkata-viri:

    Kamviri: du

    Kativiri: du

• Southern Nuristani:
  • Tregami: dår
  • Waigali: dor

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 5