Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/kapʰas

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 borrowed from the BMAC substrate.[1]

Noun

*kápʰas or *kapʰás m

  1. mucus, phlegm

Declension

masculine a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *kapʰas *kapʰā(w) *kapʰās(as)
vocative *kapʰa *kapʰā(w) *kapʰās(as)
accusative *kapʰam *kapʰā(w) *kapʰāns
instrumental *kapʰaH *kapʰaybʰyā(m) *kapʰāyš
ablative *kapʰāt *kapʰaybʰyā(m) *kapʰaybʰyas
dative *kapʰāy *kapʰaybʰyā(m) *kapʰaybʰyas
genitive *kapʰasya *kapʰayās *kapʰānaHam
locative *kapʰay *kapʰayaw *kapʰayšu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *kapʰas
    • Sanskrit: कफ (kapha) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *kafah
    • Avestan: 𐬐𐬀𐬟𐬀 (kafa)

References

  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (1999) “The Indo-Iranian substratum”, in Early Contacts between Uralic and Indo-European: Linguistic and Archaeological Considerations[1], Helsinki