Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/slagžʰnás

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 *slágžʰati (“to slip, slide”) +‎ *-nás.

    Adjective

    *slagžʰnás

    1. soft, tender
    2. smooth, slippery

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *slagẓʰnás
    • Proto-Iranian: *lagžnáh, *hlagžnáh (see there for further descendants)

    Further reading

    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “ślakṣṇá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 673
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