Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/hwápati

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *swápati, from Proto-Indo-European *swép-e-ti, from *swep- (“to sleep”).

Verb

*hwápati

  1. to sleep
  2. to dream

Descendants

  • Northern Kurdish: xew (“sleep”)
  • Middle Persian: hwʾb (xvāb)
  • Lurish:
    • Northern Luri: خاو (xāw)
      Nahavandi: خۋ (xü)
    • Bakhtiari: خٱو (xaw)
    • Southern Luri: خٱو (xaw)
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