Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wŕ̥kas
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This Proto-Indo-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-Indo-Iranian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Cognate with Latin lupus, Proto-Germanic *wulfaz (whence English wolf).
Noun
[edit]*wŕ̥kas m
Declension
[edit]| masculine a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *wŕ̥kas | *wŕ̥kā | *wŕ̥kā, -ās(as) |
| vocative | *wŕ̥ka | *wŕ̥kā | *wŕ̥kā, -ās(as) |
| accusative | *wŕ̥kam | *wŕ̥kā | *wŕ̥kāns |
| instrumental | *wŕ̥kā | *wŕ̥kaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām | *wŕ̥kāyš |
| ablative | *wŕ̥kāt | *wŕ̥kaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām | *wŕ̥kaybʰyas |
| dative | *wŕ̥kāy | *wŕ̥kaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām | *wŕ̥kaybʰyas |
| genitive | *wŕ̥kasya | *wŕ̥kayās | *wŕ̥kāna(H)m |
| locative | *wŕ̥kay | *wŕ̥kayaw | *wŕ̥kayšu |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wŕ̥kas[1]
- Sanskrit: वृक (vṛ́ka) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Iranian: *wŕ̥kah (see there for further descendants)
- → Proto-Mordvinic: *vərgas
References
[edit]- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vŕ̊ka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press