Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/suHnúš

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 *suHnús. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *sy̑nъ, Lithuanian sūnùs; Proto-Germanic *sunuz whence English son.

Noun

*suHnúš m

1. son

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *suHnúṣ
  • Sanskrit: सूनु (sūnú)
• Proto-Iranian: *huHnuš
  • Avestan: 𐬵𐬎𐬥𐬎 (hunu)