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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/nadíH

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words 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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ned-íh₂, from *ned- (“thundering, roaring, rushing”) +‎ *-íh₂. Lubotsky connects it to Ancient Greek Νέδα (Néda, “name of a river”), Middle Low German Nette (“name of a river”).

Noun

*nadíH f [1]

  1. river

Declension
yaH-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *nadíH *nadíH *nadíH́s
vocative *nadíH *nadíH *nadíH́s
accusative *nadíHm *nadíH *nadíH́s
instrumental *nadyáH *nadíHbʰyā(m) *nadíHbʰiš
ablative *nadyáHs *nadíHbʰyā(m) *nadíHbʰyas
dative *nadyáy *nadíHbʰyā(m) *nadíHbʰyas
genitive *nadyáHs *nadíyās *nadíHnām
locative *nadyáH *nadíyaw *nadíHsu

Descendants
  • Indo-Aryan: *nadíH
    • Sanskrit: नदी (nadī́) (see there for further descendants)
      • Magadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
      • Pali: nadī
      • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀡𑀻 (ṇī)
        • Hindi: नई (naī) (obsolete)
        • Rajasthani: नंदी (unexplained nasalization)
  • Iranian: *nadíH
    • Younger Avestan: 𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬜𐬍𐬨‎ (anaiδīm, “across the river”)

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project)‎, Leiden University
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