Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/Háǰiš

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 *Háǰʰiš.

Noun

*Háǰiš m

1. snake

Derived terms

• *Háǰikah (“worm”) (+ *-kah (“deminunative”))
  • Caspian:
    • Gilaki: اجیکه (ajikə, “parasit, worm”)
    • Mazanderani: اجیک (ajik, “worm; earthworm”)
  • Kurdish:

    Northern Kurdish: ejî (“bug; worm; snake; dragon”)

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Avestan: 𐬀𐬲𐬌 (aži, “snake”)
    • ⇒ Avestan: 𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀 (aži.dahāka, “Azhi Dahaka, mythical serpent in Zoroastrianism”)
      • → Parthian: 𐫀𐫋𐫅𐫍𐫀𐫃 (ʾjdhʾg /⁠ažδahāg⁠/)
        • → Classical Persian: اژدها (aždahā)
      • → Early Middle Persian:

        Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾcydhʾk' /⁠aǰ(i)dahāg⁠/)

        • Late Middle Persian:

          Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫉𐫅𐫍𐫀𐫃 (ʾzdhʾg /⁠azdahāg⁠/), 𐫀𐫇𐫉𐫅𐫍𐫀𐫃 (ʾwzdhʾg /⁠uzdahāg⁠/)

      • → Sogdian: [script needed] (zδɣh /⁠zδaxā⁠/)
• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Proto-Munji-Yidgha:
    • Munji: یز (yaz, “snake”)
    • Yidgha: ایز (iz, “snake”)
• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Early Middle Persian:

    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾc' /⁠aǰ⁠/, “snake; dragon”)

  • Kurdish:

    → Central Kurdish: حەزیا (ḧezya), عەزیا ('ezya)

    → Northern Kurdish: êzya, ziha, zihar, zîha, ziya, zîya