Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/Hnā́xš

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This Proto-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-Iranian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́kš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs.

Noun[edit]

*Hnā́xš ~ *Hnaxás[1][2]

  1. (anatomy) nail

Related terms[edit]

  • *HnagnuHakaH[1]
    • Kurdish:
      Central Kurdish: نینۆک (nînok)
      Northern Kurdish: neynûk
    • Zazaki: nengū
  • *Hnagr̥[1]
    • Old Median: *nagr̥
    • Wakhi: [script needed] (diɣ̌ə́r), [script needed] (digə́r)
  • Pashto: نوک (nūk), نُک (nuk)
  • Ormuri: [script needed] (naxk), [script needed] (naxčī)

Derived terms[edit]

  • *HnāxanaH[3][1]
    • Yidgha: [script needed] (anáxno)
    • Sogdian: [script needed] (n’γ’n /⁠nāxan⁠/)
  • *Hnāxunah[1]
    • Baluchi: ناہن (náhun), ناکن (nákun)
    • Khotanese: [script needed] (nāhune, plural)
    • Parthian: [script needed] (nxwn /⁠naxun⁠/)
    • Middle Persian:
      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (nʾhwn' /⁠nāxun⁠/)
    • Yagnobi: нахна (náxna)
  • *Hnaxarakah
    • Sanglechi: [script needed] (narxōk)
  • *Hnaxawarah[1]
    • Sarikoli: [script needed] (našɛwr), [script needed] (našawr), [script needed] (nišawr)

Descendants[edit]

  • Ossetian:
    Digor Ossetian: них (nix)
    Iron Ossetian: ных (nyx)

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2012) “Avestisch nāf° und nabā.-: Flexion und Wortbildung”, in Schindlers Listen: Ein Vierteljahrhundert Jochem-Schindler-Lehre[1], volume 13, Wien
  2. ^ Sadovski, Velizar (2017–2018) “Chapter VI: Iranian”, in Klein, Jared S., Joseph, Brian D., Fritz, Matthias, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The lexicon of Iranian, page 581
  3. ^ Morgenstierne, Georg (1938) Iranian Pamir Languages (Indo-Iranian Frontier Languages), volume II, Oslo: Instituttet for Sammenlignende Kulturforskning; H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), section 96