nüštrë́k

Kamkata-viri

Alternative forms

nüštë́ř (Kata-vari)

Etymology

Derivative of earlier *nüšt (“before”), from Proto-Nuristani *náwišta, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náwištʰas (“newest”), from Proto-Indo-European *néwisth₂os, superlative of *néwos/*néwyos (whence nuĩ́). Cognate with Ashkun nustári, Waigali nüst, Vedic Sanskrit नविष्ठ (náviṣṭha), English newest.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nyʃt̪rɘ́k/

Adverb

nüštrë́k (Kamviri)

at first

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