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Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/xšapkawráh

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 *xšáfš (“night”) +‎ *kawráh (“blind”).

Adjective

*xšapkawráh[1]

  1. night-blind
  2. (substantive) someone afflicted with night blindness, bat (small, winged animal)

Descendants
  • Southeastern Iranian:
    • Pashto:
      Pashto: شمکور (šamkór, “night-blind”)
      Waziri: [script needed] (šaugīr), [script needed] (šaugör, “night-blind”)
      • ⇒ Pashto: شبکوري (šabkorí), شمکوري f (šamkorí, “night-blindness”)
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Kurdish:
      Northern Kurdish: şevkor
      Central Kurdish: شەوکوێر (şewkwêr)
    • Proto-Medo-Parthian:
      • Lasgerdi: [script needed] (šowkūr, “bat”)
      • Middle Median: *šawkōr
        • Kermanic: ševkūr (Abuzeydabadi, Tarehi, Yarandi), šāvkār (Abyanehi), šamkūr (“bat”) (Komjani)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Southern Luri: [script needed] (šowkūr, “bat”)
    • Classical Persian: شبکور (šabkōr, “night-blind; bat”)
      • Iranian Persian: شبکور (šabkur)
      • Tajik: шабкӯр (šabkür)
        • → Yazghulami: х̌әбгәр (x̌əbgər, “night-blind”)

References
  1. The template Template:R:ira:ESIJa does not use the parameter(s): 
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