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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/nábʰas

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 *nébʰos.

Noun

*nábʰas n[1]

  1. cloud, mist moisture

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *nábʰas
  • Proto-Iranian: *nábah
    • Avestan: 𐬥𐬀𐬠𐬀𐬵 (nabah)
    • Northern Kurdish: nem (“moisture”)
    • Middle Persian: nm (nam, “moisture”)
      • Persian: نم (nam, “moisture”)
      • → Old Armenian: *նամ (*nam)

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “nábhas-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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