Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/-paHā

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *páHā ~ *paHnáh, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂-ō ~ *ph₂-nés, from *peh₂- (“to protect”) +‎ *-ō (agent noun suffix). Equivalent to *páHti (“to protect, guard”) +‎ *-ā.

Suffix

*-paHā ~ -paHnáh m

protector, keeper, guardian

Alternative reconstructions

*-paHnah^[1]^[2]

Derived terms

Proto-Iranian terms suffixed with *-paHā

Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/fšupaHā

Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/gawpaHā

Descendants

Northwestern Iranian:
- Kurdish:
  - Central Kurdish: ـوان (-wan)
  - Northern Kurdish: -van
- Parthian: 𐫁𐫀𐫗 (bʾn /⁠-bān⁠/)
Southwestern Iranian:
- Old Persian: *-pā
  - Middle Persian: (/⁠-bān⁠/)
    Manichaean script: 𐫁𐫀𐫗 (-bʾn)
    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (-pʾn')
    - Persian: ـبان (-bân)
    - → Old Armenian: -պան (-pan)

References

^ Meyer, Robin (2017), Iranian-Armenian language contact in and before the 5th century CE. PhD thesis‎^[1], University of Oxford, page 29: “*-pāna-”
^ Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–), “*gau- + pа̄na-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 210

[Meyer-1] Meyer, Robin (2017), Iranian-Armenian language contact in and before the 5th century CE. PhD thesis‎^[1], University of Oxford, page 29: “*-pāna-”

[2] Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–), “*gau- + pа̄na-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 210

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