Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/HuHnás

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 *h₁uh₂-nó-s, from *h₁weh₂- (“to leave”).[1][2]

    Adjective

    *HuHnás

    1. empty

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *HuHnás
      • Sanskrit: ऊन (ūná) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Iranian: *HuHnáh
      • Younger Avestan: 𐬏𐬥𐬀 (ūna)
      • >? Persian: ونگ (vang, “empty”)

    References

    1. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*h₁euhₐ-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 179
    2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001), “ūná-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 241
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