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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/-wā

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

From Proto-Indo-European *-wē.

Conjunction

*-wā

  1. or

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *-wā
    • Sanskrit: वा (vā)[1] (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *-wā
    • Avestan: 𐬬𐬁 (vā)
    • Old Persian: 𐎺𐎠 (v-a /⁠-vā⁠/)
  • *nawā (“or not”)
  • *Hiwa (“as”)

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