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Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/cinnáti

This Proto-Nuristani 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-Nuristani

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćinátˢti, from Proto-Indo-European *skinédti, from *skeyd- (“to divide, split”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡sinːáti/

Verb

*cinnáti[1]

  1. to cut

Descendants
  • Southern Nuristani:
    • Waigali: ćinë-

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chinátti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading
  • Strand, Richard F. (2016) Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎
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