Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́ʰansás

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.

Noun

*ȷ́ʰansás m

1. goose

Declension

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ȷ́ʰansas	*ȷ́ʰansā	*ȷ́ʰansā, -ās(as)
vocative	*ȷ́ʰansa	*ȷ́ʰansā	*ȷ́ʰansā, -ās(as)
accusative	*ȷ́ʰansam	*ȷ́ʰansā	*ȷ́ʰansāns
instrumental	*ȷ́ʰansā	*ȷ́ʰansaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*ȷ́ʰansāyš
ablative	*ȷ́ʰansāt	*ȷ́ʰansaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*ȷ́ʰansaybʰyas
dative	*ȷ́ʰansāy	*ȷ́ʰansaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*ȷ́ʰansaybʰyas
genitive	*ȷ́ʰansasya	*ȷ́ʰansayās	*ȷ́ʰansāna(H)m
locative	*ȷ́ʰansay	*ȷ́ʰansayaw	*ȷ́ʰansayšu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *źʰansás
  • Sanskrit: हंस (haṃsá) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *janháh
  • Avestan: 𐬰𐬁 (zā)
  • Sogdian: [script needed] (z’γ)