𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬑𐬆𐬥𐬀𐬵

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *ráyxnah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ráyknas, from Proto-Indo-European *lóykʷ-no-s,[1] from *leykʷ- (“to leave”). Cognate with Sanskrit रेक्णस् (rékṇas), Old High German lēhan (“loan, tenure”).

Noun

𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬑𐬆𐬥𐬀𐬵 • (raēxənah) n

  1. inheritance, heritage

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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