Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hádʰwā
Proto-Indo-Iranian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ń̥dʰwēn, from *h₁nedʰ-. Compare Ancient Greek ἐνθει̃ν (entheĩn).
Noun
*Hádʰwā m[1]
- a road
Inflection
| consonant stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *Hádʰwā | *Hádʰwanā(w) | *Hádʰwanas |
| vocative | *Hádʰwan | *Hádʰwanā(w) | *Hádʰwanas |
| accusative | *Hádʰwanam | *Hádʰwanā(w) | *Hádʰunas |
| instrumental | *HádʰunaH | *Hádʰwabʰyā(m) | *Hádʰwabʰiš |
| ablative | *Hádʰunas | *Hádʰwabʰyā(m) | *HádʰwabʰyaH |
| dative | *Hádʰunay | *Hádʰwabʰyā(m) | *HádʰwabʰyaH |
| genitive | *Hádʰunas | *HádʰwaHās | *HádʰunaHam |
| locative | *Hádʰwani | *HádʰwaHaw | *Hádʰwasu |
Descendants
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hádʰwā
- Sanskrit: अध्वन् (ádhvan) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Iranian: *Hádwā
- Old Avestan: 𐬀𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬥 (aduuan, “road”)
- Younger Avestan: 𐬀𐬛𐬠𐬀𐬥 (adban)
References
- ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “ádhvan-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 12