Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́ánHas

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 earlier *ĵánHas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os.

Noun

*ȷ́ánHas n

1. race, group of people

Descendants

• Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́ánas
  • Sanskrit: जनस् (jánas)
  • ⇒ Sanskrit: जन (jána)
• Iranian: *ĵánah
  • Younger Avestan: 𐬯𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬋𐬰𐬀𐬥𐬀 (sruuōzana, “of the race of horned animals”)
  • Old Persian: 𐎱𐎽𐏀𐎴 (paru-zana-), 𐎻𐎿𐎱𐏀𐎴 (vispa-zana-)
    • Manichaean Middle Persian: 𐫉𐫗𐫃 (zng /⁠zanag⁠/, “kind, sort”)
  • Parthian: 𐫉𐫗𐫃 (zng /⁠zanag⁠/, “kind, sort”)