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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/nadíH
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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
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ned-íh₂, from *ned- (“thundering, roaring, rushing”) + *-íh₂. Lubotsky connects it to Ancient Greek Νέδα (Néda, name of a river), Middle Low German Nette (name of a river).
Declension
| yaH-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *nadíH | *nadíH | *nadíH́s |
| vocative | *nadíH | *nadíH | *nadíH́s |
| accusative | *nadíHm | *nadíH | *nadíH́s |
| instrumental | *nadyáH | *nadíHbʰyā(m) | *nadíHbʰiš |
| ablative | *nadyáHs | *nadíHbʰyā(m) | *nadíHbʰyas |
| dative | *nadyáy | *nadíHbʰyā(m) | *nadíHbʰyas |
| genitive | *nadyáHs | *nadíyās | *nadíHnām |
| locative | *nadyáH | *nadíyaw | *nadíHsu |
Descendants
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *nadíH
- Sanskrit: नदी (nadī́) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Iranian: *nadíH
- Younger Avestan: 𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬜𐬍𐬨 (anaiδīm, “across the river”)
- Proto-Nuristani: *nandī́
- Northern Nuristani:
- Kamkata-viri:
- Kamviri: nāni
- Kativiri: naŋi
- Kamkata-viri:
- Southern Nuristani:
- Ashkun: nā̃di
- Waigali: nãdi
- Northern Nuristani:
References
- Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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