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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hanyás

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 *h₂en (“there, on the other hand”) + *-yós; see also Latin an (“other”), Gothic 𐌰𐌽 (an).[1]

Adjective

*Hanyás[2]

  1. other

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hanyás
    • Sanskrit: अन्य (anyá) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *Hanyáh
    • Avestan: 𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 (aniia)
    • Old Persian: 𐎠𐎴𐎹 (a-n-y /⁠aniya⁠/)
    • Proto-Scythian:
      • Khotanese: aña
      • Ossetian: иннӕ (innæ)

References
  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) “37-38”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 37-38
  2. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “anyá-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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