𐬬𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀𐬥𐬀

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wásHanam (“clothing, garment”), from Proto-Indo-European *wés-h₂nos (“clothing”), from the root *wes- (“to wear”). Cognate with Sanskrit वसन (vasana, “garment”), Ancient Greek ἑᾰνός (heanós).

Noun

𐬬𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀𐬥𐬀 • (vaŋhana) n

1. clothing, garment

References

• Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1909) “Clothing, Clothes”, in An English–Avesta Dictionary‎^[1], Bombay: The Fort Printing Press, →OCLC, page 87