Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/dwara

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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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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*dwara

  1. door
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Descendants

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  • Northern Nuristani:
    • Kamkata-viri:
      Kamviri: du
      Kativiri: du
  • Southern Nuristani:

References

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  • 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