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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/náHsaH

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 *néh₂s-eh₂, from *neh₂s- (nose) + *-eh₂.

Noun

*náHsaH f

  1. nose

Declension

aH-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *náHsaH *náHsay *náHsās
vocative *náHsay *náHsay *náHsās
accusative *náHsām *náHsay *náHsās
instrumental *náHsayaH *náHsaHbʰyā(m) *náHsaHbʰiš
ablative *náHsayaHs *náHsaHbʰyā(m) *náHsaHbʰyas
dative *náHsayaHy *náHsaHbʰyā(m) *náHsaHbʰyas
genitive *náHsayaHs *náHsāyās *náHsaHnām
locative *náHsayaH(m) *náHsāyaw *náHsaHsu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *náHsaH[1]
  • Proto-Iranian: *naHháh
  • Proto-Nuristani: *nā́sā (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nāˊsā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. Skjærvø, Prods Oktor (2016) An Introduction to Old Persian
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