Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰaH-

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 *bʰeh₂-.

Root

*bʰaH-

1. to shine, be bright

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bʰaH-
  • Sanskrit: भा (bhā)

Derived terms

• *bʰáH
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bʰáH
    • Sanskrit: भा (bhā́)
• *bʰáHti (“to be bright”)
• *bʰáHas (“light, splendor, brilliance”)
• *bʰáHmas
• *bʰaHnam
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bʰaHnam
    • Sanskrit: भान (bhāna)
  • Proto-Iranian: *baHnam
    • Ossetian: бон (bon, “day”)
    • Sarikoli: [script needed] (vuyn, “light, radiance”)
    • Wakhi: [script needed] (voyn, “fire, light”)