Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/lagžnáh

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 *slagžʰnás.

Adjective

*lagžnáh

  1. smooth, slippery
  2. soft

Alternative reconstructions

  • *hlagžnáh

Descendants

  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Proto-Scythian: *laɣžni, *laɣžnī
      • Proto-Sarmatian: *laɣž, *laiɣž
        • Alanic: *læɣž, *līɣž
          • Ossetian: (“smooth, polished”)
            Digor Ossetian: лигъз (liǧz)
            Iron Ossetian: лӕгъз (læǧz)
  • Southeastern Iranian:
    • Parachi: لهنو (lhanȫ, “slippery”)
    • Pashto: لغزن (laǧzën, “slippery”)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Persian: لشن (lašan, “soft, smooth”)
    • Tajik: лағжонак (laġžonak)

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
  • Morgenstierne, Georg (1929, 1938), “lhanȫ”, in Vol. I: Parachi and Ormuri, Vol. II: Iranian Pamir Languages (Indo-Iranian Frontier Languages), Oslo: Instituttet for Sammenlignende Kulturforskning; H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), page 269
  • Edelʹman, D. I. (2015), “*2lā̆(i)-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 5, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 85-87
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