Reconstruction:Old Persian/gāuš

This Old Persian 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.

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *gā́wš.

Noun

*gāuš

  1. cow

Alternative forms

  • *gauš
  • *guš

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Persian: (/⁠gāw⁠/) (< OP acc. *gāvam[1])
    Manichaean script: 𐫃𐫀𐫇 (gʾw)
    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (TWRA)
    Pazend script: 𐬔𐬃 (gā̊)
    • Lurish:
      Northern Luri: گۉ (gow)
      Silakhori: گۋ (gü)
      Bakhtiari: گۉ (gow, go)
      Southern Luri: گا (gā), گۉ (gow)
    • Classical Persian: گاو (gāw)
      Dari: گاو (gāw)
      Persian: گاو (gâv), گاب (gâb) (perhaps via Northwestern)
      Tajik: гов (gov)

References

  1. ^ Rezai Baghbidi, Hassan (2017), Middle Persian Historical Phonology, Osaka: Osaka University, page 59: “OP *gāvam”
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