Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/HuHnás

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁uh₂-nó-s, from *h₁weh₂- (to leave).[1][2]

Adjective[edit]

*HuHnás

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Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *HuHnás
    • Sanskrit: ऊन (ūná) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *HuHnáh

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*h₁euhₐ-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 179
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001) “ūná-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 241