Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/wahūnī
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Proto-Iranian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The ultimate etymology is doubtful but is probably connected to Latin vēna 'blood-vessel', via a reconstruction Proto-Italic *uesnā-.[1]
Noun
[edit]*wahūnī f
Descendants
[edit]- Younger Avestan: 𐬬𐬊𐬵𐬎𐬥𐬀 (vohuna), 𐬬𐬊𐬵𐬎𐬥𐬍 (vohunī)
- Northeastern Iranian:
- Southeastern Iranian:
- Pashto: وینه (wína)
- Northwestern Iranian:
References
[edit]- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “vēna”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 660.