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Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/čúri

This Proto-Nuristani 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-Nuristani

Etymology

From earlier *čúriya < *kšúryas, from *kšurás (“razor”), from Proto-Indo-European *ksu-ró-s, from *ksew- (“to scrape, sharpen, shave”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃúɾi/

Noun

*čúri[1]

  1. sickle

Descendants
  • Northern Nuristani:
    • Kamkata-viri:
      Kamviri: c̣úři
      Kativiri: c̣úi
  • Southern Nuristani:
    • Waigali: čūr

References
  1. Strand, Richard F. (2016) “c̣uři”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎
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