Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/panča

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

Proto-Nuristani cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : *panča

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *pánča.

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

*panča

1. five

Descendants

• Kamkata-viri:

  Northeastern: puč

  Southeastern: puč

  Western: puč

• Prasuni:

  Pronz: vuču

  Zumu: vuč

• Southern Nuristani:
  • Ashkun:

    Sanu: põć

  • Tregami:

    Gambir: põč

  • Waigali:

    Nisheigram: pũč

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “páñca”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press