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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.
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Proto-Indo-Iranian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰén-tōr ~ *gʷʰn̥-tr-és (“one who strikes, kills”); from the root *gʷʰen- (“to strike, to kill”).
Noun
*ǰʰantā́ m
- one who strikes or hits
- one who kills, a killer
Descendants
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *źʰantā́
- Sanskrit: ह॒न्ता (hantā́) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Iranian: *ǰantā́
- Avestan: 𐬘𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬁 (jaṇtā)
- Old Persian: [Term?] (/jaⁿtar/)
- Proto-Nuristani: *janta
- Prasuni: žütu (“leopard”)