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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/gnáHs

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 *gʷnéh₂s. Doublet of *ǰánHs.

Noun

*gnáHs f[1]

  1. woman
  2. wife

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *gnáHs
  • Proto-Iranian: *gnáHh
    • Old Avestan: 𐬔𐬆𐬥𐬁 (gənā)
      • Younger Avestan: 𐬖𐬆𐬥𐬁 (γənā)

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