Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wáčas

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

From Proto-Indo-European *wékʷ-o-s, from *wekʷ- (“to speak”) +‎ *-os. Cognate with Proto-Hellenic *wékʷos.

Noun

*wáčas n[1]

  1. word, speech
  2. voice

Inflection

neuter as-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *wáčas *wáčasiH *wáčās
vocative *wáčas *wáčasiH *wáčās
accusative *wáčas *wáčasiH *wáčās
instrumental *wáčasaH *wáčazbʰyā(m) *wáčazbʰiš
ablative *wáčasas *wáčazbʰyā(m) *wáčazbʰyas
dative *wáčasay *wáčazbʰyā(m) *wáčazbʰyas
genitive *wáčasas *wáčasHās *wáčasaHam
locative *wáčasi *wáčasHaw *wáčasu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wáćas
  • Proto-Iranian: *wáčah

References

  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “vácas-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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