Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ǰánHs

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *gʷénh₂s, from *gʷḗn. Doublet of *gnáHs.

Noun

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*ǰánHs f[1]

  1. woman
  2. wife

Descendants

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  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́ánHs
  • Proto-Iranian: *ǰánHh (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “jáni-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University