Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/HuHnás

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁uh₂-nó-s, from *h₁weh₂- (“to leave”).^[1]^[2]

Adjective edit

*HuHnás

empty

Descendants edit

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *HuHnás
- Sanskrit: ऊन (ūná) (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Iranian: *HuHnáh
- Younger Avestan: 𐬏𐬥𐬀 (ūna)
- >? Persian: ونگ (vang, “empty”)

References edit

^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*h₁euhₐ-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 179
^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001) “ūná-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 241

[1] Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*h₁euhₐ-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 179

[2] Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001) “ūná-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 241

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