Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/kšnáwti

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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From Proto-Indo-European *ksnéwti.

Verb

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*kšnáwti[1]

  1. to whet, sharpen

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “ks·n·av”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
  2. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*xšnau”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 456-457