Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/nadíH

This Proto-Indo-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-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ned-íh₂, from *ned- (“thundering, roaring, rushing”) +‎ *-íh₂. Lubotsky connects it to Ancient Greek Νέδα (Néda, name of a river), Middle Low German Nette (name of a river). For other derivatives from the same root, see Sanskrit नद् (nad, “to resound”).

Noun

*nadíH f

1. river

Declension

yaH-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*nadíH	*nadíH	*nadíH́s
vocative	*nadíH	*nadíH	*nadíH́s
accusative	*nadíHm	*nadíH	*nadíH́s
instrumental	*nadyáH	*nadíHbʰyā(m)	*nadíHbʰiš
ablative	*nadyáHs	*nadíHbʰyā(m)	*nadíHbʰyas
dative	*nadyáy	*nadíHbʰyā(m)	*nadíHbʰyas
genitive	*nadyáHs	*nadíyās	*nadíHnām
locative	*nadyáH	*nadíyaw	*nadíHsu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *nadíH
  • Sanskrit: नदी (nadī́) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *nadíH
  • Younger Avestan: 𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬜𐬍𐬨 (anaⁱδīm, “across the river”)
• Proto-Nuristani: *nandikā
  • Northern Nuristani:
    • Kamkata-viri:

      Kamviri: nani

      Kativiri: nëṅi

  • Southern Nuristani:
    • Waigali: nadi