Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hádʰwā

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 *h₁ń̥dʰwēn, from *h₁nedʰ-. Compare Ancient Greek ἐνθει̃ν (entheĩn).

Noun

*Hádʰwā m

1. a road

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hádʰwā
  • Sanskrit: अध्वन् (ádhvan) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *Hádwā
  • Old Avestan: 𐬀𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬥 (aduuan, “road”)
  • Younger Avestan: 𐬀𐬛𐬠𐬀𐬥 (adban)