Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ǰánHs

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 *gʷénh₂s, from *gʷḗn. Doublet of *gnáHs.

    Noun

    *ǰánHs f[1]

    1. woman
    2. wife

    Inflection

    consonant stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *ǰánHs *ǰánHā(w) *ǰánHas
    vocative *ǰánH *ǰánHā(w) *ǰánHas
    accusative *ǰánHam *ǰánHā(w) *gnáHas
    instrumental *gnáHaH *gnáHbʰyā(m) *gnáHbʰiš
    ablative *gnáHas *gnáHbʰyā(m) *gnáHbʰyaH
    dative *gnáHay *gnáHbʰyā(m) *gnáHbʰyaH
    genitive *gnáHas *gnáHHās *gnáHaHam
    locative *ǰánHi *gnáHHaw *gnáHsu

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́ánHs
    • Proto-Iranian: *ǰánHh (see there for further descendants)

    References

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