Reconstruction:Proto-Sogdic/aspi

This Proto-Sogdic 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-Sogdic

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hácwah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćwas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos.

Noun

*aspi m[1]

  1. horse

Descendants

  • Sogdian:
    Buddhist: 𐼰𐼼𐼾𐼷 (ʾspy /⁠əspí⁠/)
    Christian: ܣܦܝ (spy /⁠spí⁠/), ܐܣܦܝ (ʾspy /⁠ᵊspí⁠/)
    Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫘𐫛𐫏 (ʾspy /⁠əspí⁠/)
    Sogdian script: 𐼰𐼼𐼾𐼷 (ʾspy /⁠əspí⁠/)
  • Yaghnobi: asp

References

  1. ^ Novák, Ľubomír (2013), Problem of Archaism and Innovation in the Eastern Iranian Languages (PhD dissertation)[1], Prague: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, filozofická fakulta, page 134