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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hádʰwā

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 *h₁ń̥dʰwēn, from *h₁nedʰ-. Compare Ancient Greek ἐνθει̃ν (entheĩn).

Noun

*Hádʰwā m[1]

  1. a road

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hádʰwā
  • Proto-Iranian: *Hádwā
    • Old Avestan: 𐬀𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬥 (aduuan, “road”)
    • Younger Avestan: 𐬀𐬛𐬠𐬀𐬥 (adban)

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “ádhvan-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 12
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