Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/wahūnī

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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

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Etymology

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    The ultimate etymology is doubtful but is probably connected to Latin vēna 'blood-vessel', via a reconstruction Proto-Italic *uesnā-.[1]

    Noun

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    *wahūnī f

    1. blood

    Descendants

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    • Younger Avestan: 𐬬𐬊𐬵𐬎𐬥𐬀 (vohuna), 𐬬𐬊𐬵𐬎𐬥𐬍 (vohunī)
    • Northeastern Iranian:
      • Khwarezmian: [script needed] (hwny /⁠hūnī⁠/)
      • Sogdic:
        • Sogdian: (/⁠xurn⁠/)
          Buddhist: [script needed] (γwrn)
          Christian: [script needed] (xwrn)
          Manichaean: [script needed] (xwrn)
        • Yagnobi: wáxn, wáxin, waxn
    • Southeastern Iranian:
    • Northwestern Iranian:
      • Baluchi: اون (ōn)
      • → Middle Persian:
        Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (DMYA /⁠xōn⁠/)
        • Classical Persian: خُون (xūn) (see there for further descendants)

    References

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    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “vēna”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 660.
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