Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/fšā́

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 *pćā́, from Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn.

Noun

*fšā́ m

comb

Inflection

consonant stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*fšā́	*fšánā(w)	*fšánah
vocative	*fšán	*fšánā(w)	*fšánah
accusative	*fšánam	*fšánā(w)	*fšnáh
instrumental	*fšnáH	*fšabʰyā́(m)	*fšabʰíš
ablative	*fšnáh	*fšabʰyā́(m)	*fšabʰyáH
dative	*fšnáy	*fšabʰyā́(m)	*fšabʰyáH
genitive	*fšnáh	*fšaHā́h	*fšnáHam
locative	*fšáni	*fšaHáw	*fšahú

Derived terms

*fšā́nakah
- Middle Persian: šʾnk'
  - Persian: شانه (šâne)
  - Tajik: шона (šona)
*fšakah
- Baluchi: شک (šak)
*fšanačiH
- Pashto: ږمنځ (ǵmënź)

Further reading

Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2007), “*fšā-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 3, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 86-88
Klingenschmitt, Gert (2008), “Lit. úošvis”, in Baltistica, volume 43, number 3, pages 405-430