Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́aluš

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

Potentially from a Proto-Indo-European *ǵelu-, from *ǵel- (“swallow”). Only Celtic cognates are attested, e.g. Old Irish gil.

Noun

*ȷ́aluš

leech

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́aluṣ
- ⇒ Sanskrit: जलूका f (jalūkā) (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Iranian: *jaluš
- Baluchi: [script needed] (zarāγ)
- Kurdish:
  - Northern Kurdish: zero, zêro, zêrû
  - Central Kurdish: زێروو (zêrû)
  - Southern Kurdish: زالۊ (zalü)
- Persian: زالو (zâlu), زروک (zorūk)
- → Old Armenian: տզրուկ (tzruk)
  - Armenian: տզրուկ (tzruk)
    - → Northern Kurdish: tizrûg

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