Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hangúštʰas

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

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- (“joint”), albeit with unclear morphology.

Noun

*Hangúštʰas m

1. thumb
2. big toe
3. finger

Declension

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*Hangúštʰas	*Hangúštʰā(w)	*Hangúštʰās(as)
vocative	*Hangúštʰa	*Hangúštʰā(w)	*Hangúštʰās(as)
accusative	*Hangúštʰam	*Hangúštʰā(w)	*Hangúštʰāns
instrumental	*HangúštʰaH	*Hangúštʰaybʰyā(m)	*Hangúštʰāyš
ablative	*Hangúštʰāt	*Hangúštʰaybʰyā(m)	*Hangúštʰaybʰyas
dative	*Hangúštʰāy	*Hangúštʰaybʰyā(m)	*Hangúštʰaybʰyas
genitive	*Hangúštʰasya	*Hangúštʰayās	*HangúštʰānaHam
locative	*Hangúštʰay	*Hangúštʰayaw	*Hangúštʰayšu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hangúṣṭʰas
  • Sanskrit: अङ्गुष्ठ (aṅgúṣṭha) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *Hangúštah
  • Younger Avestan: 𐬀𐬧𐬔𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬀 (aṇgušta)
  • Gurani: ئەنگوسە (aŋusa), ئەموسە (amusa)
  • Khotanese: 𑀳𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀱𑁆𑀝 (haṃguṣṭa)
  • Kurdish:

    Central Kurdish: ئەنگوست (engust)

    Northern Kurdish: engust

  • Old Persian: [script needed] (*angušta)
    • Middle Persian: ʾngwst' (angust)
      • Persian: انگشت (angošt)
        • → Hindi: अंगुश्त (aṅguśt) (rare)
  • Digor Ossetian: ӕнгулдзӕ (ængulʒæ)
  • Iron Ossetian: ӕнгуылдз (æng°ylʒ)
  • Sogdian: [script needed] (ʾnkwšt), [script needed] (ʾngwšt /⁠aṁgʷəšt⁠/)
  • Yaghnobi: [script needed] (unkúšt)
  • Zazaki: engışt (angišt)