Cognate Set 2010 – Meaning: say

IE-CoR reference form:
*gau̯b-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Iranic
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Lexemes continuing Proto-Iranic *gau̯b- 'to say (positively/negatively)', no certain etymology outside of Iranic (Cheung 2007:113-114).
Found in clades:
Iranic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 10 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
67   Persian: Tehran guftan گفتن ɡoftæn ɡoftæn Presentr gūy- /guj-/
56   Kurdish N.: Bahdini dɨbēžit dɨbeːʒit P
66   Middle Persian gōwēd gwyd ɡoːw- ɡoːweːd Past gwft-, gwpt-; ZP gwb-, past gwpt-
63   Mazanderani gone ɡone
68   Bakhtiari ogodak ʔoɡoð̞ak oɡodak
69   Delvari migu miɡu
70   Lari agu aɡu
71   Kumzari dgō'a dɡoːʔɐ dɡoːʔɐ
64   Balochi: Sistani gošīt ɡoʃit
65   Old Persian gaubatai 𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎫𐎡𐎹 ɡau̯batai̯
References
  • Cheung, Johnny: 113-114
    S.v. Proto-Iranian *gaub- 'to say (positively/negatively)' (OPers. gaub- (med.) 'to call oneself', MMP mw-, BMP gwb- /gō(w)-/ 'to say, speak', BSogd. γwβ- CSogd. γwb-, MSogd. γwβ- 'to praise', Chor. γwβ(y)- 'to boast, be proud', Bactr. γοβ- 'to make a (legal) statement, invoke the law', NP guftan/gōy-, Kurd. (Kurm.) gōtin, guhtin 'to speak'). No etymology. Cf. the Arm. loanword from Iranian govem 'I praise'.