ασνωυο

Bactrian

Alternative forms

• ασονωυο (asonōuo)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *(s)nušáh or possibly *(s)naušáh (“daughter-in-law”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *snušás (“daughter-in-law”), from Proto-Indo-European *snusós (“daughter-in-law”). Compare Persian سنه (/⁠sunah⁠/, “daughter-in-law”). Cognate of Sanskrit स्नुषा (snuṣā, “daughter-in-law”) and, more distantly, Ancient Greek νυός (nuós, “daughter-in-law, bride”), Latin nurus (“daughter-in-law, young married woman”), Old English snoru (“daughter-in-law”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [əsnoːh]

Noun

ασνωυο (asnōuo /asnōh/)

1. daughter-in-law
   • 342 CE, Dated Document Α (Corpus of Bactrian Texts), lines 12–13:

     ...ιθαυατανο ληρηιο αζο βαγοφαρνo αβο μασκο νοβιχτισο ζινο κιδο ραλικο ναμο ασνωυο ασνωυογωγγο...

     ...iθauatano lērēio azo bagofarno abo masko nobixtiso zino kido raliko namo asnōuo asnōuogōggo...

     ...so that I, Bag-farn, may treat the woman described herein, who is named Ralik, as a daughter-in-law, like a daughter-in-law (should be treated)...

Derived terms

• ασνωυογωγγο (asnōuogōggo)