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)

1. at first