Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/HastčiHwánts

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

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Etymology

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Per Lubotsky, a compound of Proto-Indo-Iranian *HástʰH (bone) and the derivative of Proto-Indo-European *(s)kiHu- (shin). The first element is from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁. According to Martirosyan, the second element is independently reflected in Old Armenian ճիւ (čiw), an Iranian borrowing; compare also Proto-Slavic *cě̄và (shin, bobbin).

Noun

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*HastčiHwánts m

  1. the shin, lower part of the leg

Descendants

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References

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  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2005) “On Armenian čiw ‘shank’”, in Iran and the Caucasus[1], volume 9, number 1, pages 81–84
  • Lubotsky, Alexander (2002) “The Indo-Iranian Word for ‘shank, shin’”, in Journal of the American Oriental Society[2], volume 122, number 2, pages 318–324