Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/náHsaH

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 *néh₂s-eh₂, from *neh₂s- (“nose”) +‎ *-eh₂.

Noun

*náHsaH f

1. nose

Declension

aH-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*náHsaH	*náHsay	*náHsās
vocative	*náHsay	*náHsay	*náHsās
accusative	*náHsām	*náHsay	*náHsās
instrumental	*náHsayaH	*náHsaHbʰyā(m)	*náHsaHbʰiš
ablative	*náHsayaHs	*náHsaHbʰyā(m)	*náHsaHbʰyas
dative	*náHsayaHy	*náHsaHbʰyā(m)	*náHsaHbʰyas
genitive	*náHsayaHs	*náHsāyās	*náHsaHnām
locative	*náHsayaH(m)	*náHsāyaw	*náHsaHsu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *náHsaH
  • Sanskrit: नासा (nā́sā)
    • Pali: nāsā
    • Punjabi: ਨਾਸ (nās, “nostril”)
    • Kashmiri: نَس (nas), नस (nas)
• Proto-Iranian: *naHháh
  • Old Persian: 𐎴𐎠𐏃𐎶 m (n-a-h-m /⁠nāham⁠/, acc.sg.)
• Proto-Nuristani: *nā́sā (see there for further descendants)