Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH

Etymology
Doubtfully from >  >  >  >.

Another hypothesis, that is more phonologically sound, is from, a reduplicated noun from (whence 🇨🇬). As described by Grassmann's law, in PII the initial consonant loses its aspiration due to the next one being aspirated. Avestan displays dissimilation from an earlier. Reduplicated nouns in PIE are also not unprecedented; note the very common. However, Nuristani evidence points to an earlier preform, which may point to the original Proto-Indo-European word albeit with some remodeling. A similar shift from *diǵʰ- to jih- in Sanskrit is exhibited by.

Noun

 * 1) tongue

Descendants

 * (< *diȷ́ʰwáH)
 * Northern Nuristani:
 * Pashki:
 * Southern Nuristani: *źyū (< *jidukā via metathesis from *diȷ́ʰwáH?)
 * Northern Nuristani:
 * Pashki:
 * Southern Nuristani: *źyū (< *jidukā via metathesis from *diȷ́ʰwáH?)
 * Pashki:
 * Southern Nuristani: *źyū (< *jidukā via metathesis from *diȷ́ʰwáH?)
 * Pashki:
 * Southern Nuristani: *źyū (< *jidukā via metathesis from *diȷ́ʰwáH?)