Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/HušíH

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HušíH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂us-íh₁, *h₂ṓwsih₁, dual of *h₂ṓws.

Noun

*HušíH du

Descendants

Central Iranian:
- Avestan: 𐬎𐬱𐬌 (uši, “ears; inner hearing”)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Kurdish:
  Northern Kurdish: hiş
  
  Central Kurdish: ھۆش (hoş)
Southwestern Iranian:
- Old Persian: [Term?] (/⁠ušiy⁠/, “consciousness, intelligence”)
  - Middle Persian:
    Manichaean script: 𐫍𐫇𐫢 (hwš /⁠hōš⁠/)
    
    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾwš /⁠ōš⁠/), [script needed] (ʾwšy /⁠ōši⁠/)
    - Classical Persian:
      - Persian: هوش (hôš)
      - Tajik: ҳӯш (hüš)
    - → Old Armenian: ուշ (uš)

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