Cognate Set 126 – Meaning: snow
- IE-CoR reference form:
- *u̯ap-
- IE-CoR reference language:
- Proto-Indo-Iranic
- Ideophonic:
- no
- Parallel derivation:
- no
- Justification:
- Lexemes continuing Proto-Iranic *u̯afra- 'snow', derivatives of an Indo-Iranic root *u̯ap- 'to disperse, scatter' to which there are no certain connections outside of Indo-Iranic (Cheung 2007:418-419,Bailey 1979:305-306, EWAia II:503-505, KEWA III:145).
- Found in clades:
- Iranic
- Revised by:
- Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 19 lexemes.
- References
- Bailey, Harold Walter: 305-306
S.v. Khot. baura 'snow', from PIr. vafrā- to base *vap- 'throw up, heap up' (cf. Av. vafra-, Zor.P. vafr, NPers. barf, barfēn, Sogd. (Bud.) wβrh, M.Pers.T. wpr wdzyd 'snow melts', Pašto wāwra, Orm. yōṣ̌r, yōṣ̌, Parāčī γarp. Yidγa warfo, Waxī warf), to IEW 1149 *u̯ep- (Ved. vápati 'scatters (seed)', vápra- 'earth mound').
- Cheung, Johnny: 418-419
Cf. s.v. Proto-Iranic *u̯ap- (1) 'to disperse, scatter' (cf. Skt. √vap- (1) 'to scatter, strew (out), spread (out)'). "The root is apparently IIr.: an IE provenance cannot be ascertained."
- Mayrhofer, Manfred: II:503-505
Cf. s.v. Ved. vaprā- 'Feuerstätte', vafra- 'Erdaufwurf, Wall', derived from Ved. √vap-¹ 'streuen, ausstreuen' (further connections unclear). Ved. vapra- is formally comparable to Ir. *u̯afrā̆- 'Schnee' (cf. YAv. vafra-, Khot. borā-, MPers. wafr, NP barf).
- Mayrhofer, Manfred: III:145
S.v. Skt. vápraḥ 'Aufwurf von Erde, Erdwall / mound, earth raised as a wall'. Iranian forms in the meaning 'snow' from *vap-ra- are comparable. [Cf. entry in KEWA for further references].
- Pokorny, Julius: 1149
Cf. s.v. *u̯ep- : u̯ō̆p- : up- ‚Wasser‘.