Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/stʰuHnáH

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 *sth₂-uh₂-néh₂, from *sth₂-wéh₂ (“standing, erect”), from *steh₂- (“to stand”) +‎ *-wéh₂ (deverbal adjective suffix), + *-néh₂.

Noun

*stʰuHnáH f

1. pillar

Declension

aH-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*stʰuHnáH	*stʰuHnáy	*stʰuHnā́s
vocative	*stʰuHnay	*stʰuHnáy	*stʰuHnā́s
accusative	*stʰuHnā́m	*stʰuHnáy	*stʰuHnā́s
instrumental	*stʰuHnáyaH́	*stʰuHnáHbʰyā(m)	*stʰuHnáHbʰiš
ablative	*stʰuHnáyaHs	*stʰuHnáHbʰyā(m)	*stʰuHnáHbʰyas
dative	*stʰuHnáyaHy	*stʰuHnáHbʰyā(m)	*stʰuHnáHbʰyas
genitive	*stʰuHnáyaHs	*stʰuHnāyās	*stʰuHnáHnām
locative	*stʰuHnáyaH(m)	*stʰuHnāyaw	*stʰuHnáHsu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *stʰúHnaH
  • Sanskrit: स्थूणा (sthū́ṇā)
    • Pali: thūṇā
    • Prakrit: 𑀣𑀽𑀡𑀸 (thūṇā)
      • → Malayalam: തൂണ് (tūṇŭ), തൂൺ (tūṇ); സ്ഥൂണ (sthūṇa)
      • → Tamil: தூண் (tūṇ)
• Proto-Iranian: *stuHnáH (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Nuristani:
  • Northern Nuristani:
    • Kamkata-viri:

      Kamviri: štü̃́

      Kativiri: štiú

    • Prasuni: üstyṹ
  • Southern Nuristani:
    • Ashkun: istṹ
    • Tregami: štú
    • Waigali: uštün