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Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/bī́ya

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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Indo-Aryan *bīya, from Sanskrit बीज (bī́ja), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bíHȷ́am[1], from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bíHȷ́am.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bíːja/

Noun

*bī́ya

  1. seed

Descendants
  • Northern Nuristani:
    • Kamkata-viri:
      Kamviri: bí
      Kativiri: bí
  • Southern Nuristani:

References
  1. Strand, Richard F. (2016) “bi”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎
  2. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bīja”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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