Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/pstánas

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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

Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *pstḗn.

Noun

*pstánas f

  1. breast
  2. teat, nipple

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *(p)stánas m
    • Sanskrit: स्तन (stána, “breast of a woman; nipple”)
  • Proto-Iranian: *pstānáh (from PIE *pston-ó-s)
    • Avestan: 𐬟𐬱𐬙𐬁𐬥𐬀 m (fštāna, “breast of a woman”)
    • Middle Persian: pystʾn' (pestān, “breast”)
    • Sogdian: [script needed] (ʾštnh /⁠əštana⁠/, “breast”)
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