Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wan-

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 *wenh₁-, *wen-. Cognate with English win, Old Armenian գուն (gun).

Root

*wan(H)-

1. to triumph, win, overcome
2. to conquer

Derived terms

• *wanáwti
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wanáwti
    • Sanskrit: वनोति (vanóti)

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wan-
  • Sanskrit: वन् (van)
• Proto-Iranian: *wan-
  • Avestan: 𐬬𐬀𐬥 (van)
  • Old Persian:
    • Middle Persian: wʾnytn' (wānīdan)
      • → Old Armenian: վանեմ (vanem)