Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/tanúHs

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 *tenúh₂s, from *tenuh₂- (“body”). The reflexive use is an Indo-Iranian innovation.

Noun

*tanúHs f

1. body, self.

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *tanúHṣ
  • Sanskrit: तनू (tanū́)
    • Pali: tanu
    • Prakrit: 𑀢𑀡𑀽 (taṇū)
      • Marathi: तन (tan)
      • Hindustani:
        • Hindi: तन (tan)
        • Urdu: تن (tan)
      • Punjabi: ਤੰਨ (tanna)
    • → Kannada: ತನುವು (tanuvu)
    • → Telugu: తనువు (tanuvu)
    • → Thai: ตนุ
• Proto-Iranian: *tanū́š
  • Avestan: 𐬙𐬀𐬥𐬏 (tanū)
  • Old Persian: 𐎫𐎵𐎢 (tanū)
    • Middle Persian: tn' (tan)
      • Persian: تن (tan)
        • → Bashkir: тән (tən)
        • Tajik: тан (tan)
        • → Uyghur: تەن (ten)?