Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/wáǰa

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HúHwadʰyam, alternative form of *HúHbʰadʰyam.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wád͡ʒa/

Noun

*wáǰa^[1]

entrails, gut, intestine

Descendants

Southern Nuristani: *waǰ
- Ashkun: váš

References

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

[CDIAL-1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ūˊbadhya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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