Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hnā́kš

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Leveled from earlier *Hnā́kʰš ~ *Hnaǰʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʷʰ-s ~ *h₃negʷʰ-és, from *h₃negʷʰ- (“nail”).[1]

Noun[edit]

*Hnā́kš ~ Hnakʰás m[1][2]

  1. (anatomy) nail

Inflection[edit]

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hnakʰás m, *Hnakʰám n (thematicized)
    • Sanskrit: नख (nakhá) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *Hnā́xš ~ *Hnaxás (see there for further descendants)

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2012) “Avestisch nāf° und nabā.-: Flexion und Wortbildung”, in Schindlers Listen: Ein Vierteljahrhundert Jochem-Schindler-Lehre‎[1], volume 13, Wien
  2. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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