Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hánćas

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

Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónḱos (“piece, mass”), which may be a Schwebeablaut derivative of *h₁neḱ- (“to carry, take away”) or *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”) (though such a Schwebeablaut would be rather strange). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “mass”).^[1]

Noun

*Hánćas m

part, portion, share

Declension

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*Hánćas	*Hánćā(w)	*Hánćās(as)
vocative	*Hánća	*Hánćā(w)	*Hánćās(as)
accusative	*Hánćam	*Hánćā(w)	*Hánćāns
instrumental	*HánćaH	*Hánćaybʰyā(m)	*Hánćāyš
ablative	*Hánćāt	*Hánćaybʰyā(m)	*Hánćaybʰyas
dative	*Hánćāy	*Hánćaybʰyā(m)	*Hánćaybʰyas
genitive	*Hánćasya	*Hánćayās	*HánćānaHam
locative	*Hánćay	*Hánćayaw	*Hánćayšu

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hánśas
- Sanskrit: अंश (áṃśa)
Proto-Iranian: *Háncah
- Avestan: 𐬄𐬯𐬀 (ąsa)
→ Proto-Finno-Ugric: *ońća (borrowed from earlier *Hónćos) (see there for further descendants)

References

^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “áṃśa-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 25

[1] Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “áṃśa-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 25

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