Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/nāsa

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 Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHs.

Noun

*nāsa

1. nose

Descendants

• ⇒ Ashkun:

  Masegal: nāsuṛi

• Kamkata-viri:

  Northeastern: nos (“boulder, large rock”)

  Southeastern: nos (“boulder, large rock”)

  Western: nus (“boulder, large rock”)

• Prasuni:

  Pashki: nas

  Pronz: nes

  Zumu: nes

• Waigali:

  Kegal: nās

  Nisheigram: nās

  Waigal: nasū

  Zhonchigal: nasū

• Tregami:

  Gambir: nās

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nāˊsā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press