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Reconstruction:Proto-Scythian/tūlyā

This Proto-Scythian 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-Scythian

Etymology

Unknown; possibly cognate with Sanskrit तरु (tarú, “tree”).[1][2]

Noun

*tūlyā

  1. tree

Descendants
  • Proto-Ossetic: *tulla
    • Old Ossetic: *tul
      • ⇒ Old Ossetic: *tulʒæ
        • Ossetian:
          Digor Ossetian: толдзӕ (tolʒæ)
          Iron Ossetian: тулдз (tulʒ)
        • → Hungarian: tölgy
    • →? Old Armenian: թղքի (tʻłkʻi), դղքի (dłkʻi)
    • →? Old Norse: thollr
  • Proto-Saka-Wakhi: *tūlyā
    • Proto-Saka: *tūilā
      • Khotanese: [script needed] (ttīla)

References
  1. Cheung, Johnny (2002) Studies in the Historical Development of the Ossetic Vocalism (Beitrage Zur Iranistik; 23), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert, →ISBN, page 232
  2. Bailey, H. W. (1979) “ttīla”, in Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 129b
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