Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́antúš

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 *ǵenh₁-tú-s, from *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, give birth”).[1]

    Noun

    *ȷ́antúš m

    1. offspring, child
      Synonym: *ȷ́aHtás
    2. creature, person
    3. tribe, clan

    Inflection

    masculine u-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *ȷ́antúš *ȷ́antúH *ȷ́antáwas
    vocative *ȷ́antaw *ȷ́antuH *ȷ́antawas
    accusative *ȷ́antúm *ȷ́antúH *ȷ́antúnš
    instrumental *ȷ́antúH *ȷ́antúbʰyā(m) *ȷ́antúbʰiš
    ablative *ȷ́antáwš *ȷ́antúbʰyā(m) *ȷ́antúbʰyas
    dative *ȷ́antáway *ȷ́antúbʰyā(m) *ȷ́antúbʰyas
    genitive *ȷ́antáwš *ȷ́antuwā́s *ȷ́antuHnáHam
    locative *ȷ́antā́w *ȷ́antuwáw *ȷ́antúšu

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ĵantúṣ
      • Sanskrit: जन्तु (jantú, “offspring, person, creature, insect”)
    • Proto-Iranian: *jantúš (“tribe”)
      • Avestan: 𐬰𐬀𐬥𐬙𐬎 (zantu)
      • Old Persian: [script needed] (*zantu), [script needed] (*dantu)
        • Middle Persian: z'n'd (zand)

    References

    1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 570
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