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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́antúš

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 *ǵenh₁-tú-, from *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, give birth”).[1]

Noun

*ȷ́antúš m

  1. offspring, child
    Synonym: *ȷ́aHtás
  2. creature, person
  3. tribe, clan

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ĵantúṣ
    • Sanskrit: जन्तु (jantú, “offspring, person, creature, insect”)
  • Proto-Iranian: *jantúš (“tribe”)
    • Avestan: 𐬰𐬀𐬥𐬙𐬎 (zantu)
    • Old Persian: [script needed] (*zantu), [script needed] (*dantu)
      • Middle Persian: z'n'd (zand)

References
  1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 570
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