Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wáždʰā

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 *wéǵʰ-tōr ~ *uǵʰ-tr-és (“carrier”), from *weǵʰ- (“to bring, to transport”).

Noun

*wáždʰā m^[1]

one who carries; a carrier

Inflection

consonant stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*waždʰā́	*waždʰā́rā(w)	*waždʰā́ras
vocative	*wáždʰar	*wáždʰārā(w)	*wáždʰāras
accusative	*waždʰā́ram	*waždʰā́rā(w)	*wáždʰras
instrumental	*wáždʰraH	*wáždʰr̥bʰyā(m)	*wáždʰr̥bʰiš
ablative	*wáždʰr̥š	*wáždʰr̥bʰyā(m)	*wáždʰr̥bʰyaH
dative	*wáždʰray	*wáždʰr̥bʰyā(m)	*wáždʰr̥bʰyaH
genitive	*wáždʰr̥š	*wáždʰr̥Hās	*wáždʰraHam
locative	*waždʰári	*wáždʰr̥Haw	*wáždʰr̥su

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wáẓḍʰā
- Sanskrit: वोढृ (vóḍhṛ), वोळ्हृ (vóḷhṛ, “draught animal; a horse or an ox; a carrier”)
Proto-Iranian: *wáždā
- Avestan: 𐬬𐬀𐬲𐬛𐬭𐬇𐬧𐬔 (važdrə̄ṇg, “conveyor, carrier”, accusative plural)

References

^ Sandell, Ryan (2014) “Compensatory Lengthening in Vedic and the Outcomes of Proto-Indo-Iranian *[az] and *[až]”, in Proceedings of the 25th Annual UCLA Indo-European Conference: October 26th and 27th, 2013‎^[1], Los Angeles

[1] Sandell, Ryan (2014) “Compensatory Lengthening in Vedic and the Outcomes of Proto-Indo-Iranian *[az] and *[až]”, in Proceedings of the 25th Annual UCLA Indo-European Conference: October 26th and 27th, 2013‎^[1], Los Angeles

[1]