Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hangúštʰas

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

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- (“joint”).

Noun

*Hangúštʰas m

1. thumb
2. big toe
3. finger

Declension

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*más	*mā́(w)	*mā́s(as)
vocative	*má	*mā́(w)	*mā́s(as)
accusative	*mám	*mā́(w)	*mā́ns
instrumental	*máH	*máybʰyā(m)	*mā́yš
ablative	*mā́t	*máybʰyā(m)	*máybʰyas
dative	*mā́y	*máybʰyā(m)	*máybʰyas
genitive	*másya	*máyās	*mā́naHam
locative	*máy	*máyaw	*máyšu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hangúṣṭʰas
  • Sanskrit: अङ्गुष्ठ (aṅgúṣṭha) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *Hangúštah
  • Younger Avestan: 𐬀𐬧𐬔𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬀 (aṇgušta)
  • Gurani: ئەنگوسە (aŋusa), ئەموسە (amusa)
  • Khotanese: 𑀳𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀱𑁆𑀝 (haṃguṣṭa)
  • Kurdish:

    Central Kurdish: ئەنگوست (engust)

    Northern Kurdish: engust

  • Old Persian: [script needed] (*angušta)
    • Middle Persian: ʾngwst' (angust)
      • Persian: انگشت (angošt)
        • → Hindi: अंगुश्त (aṅguśt) (rare)
  • Digor Ossetian: ӕнгулдзӕ (ængulʒæ)
  • Iron Ossetian: ӕнгуылдз (æng°ylʒ)
  • Sogdian: [script needed] (ʾnkwšt), [script needed] (ʾngwšt /⁠aṁgʷəšt⁠/)
  • Yagnobi: [script needed] (unkúšt)
  • Zazaki: engışt (angišt)