Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́ʰansás

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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

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.[1]

    Noun

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    *ȷ́ʰansás m

    1. goose

    Declension

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    masculine a-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *ȷ́ʰansas *ȷ́ʰansā *ȷ́ʰansā, -ās(as)
    vocative *ȷ́ʰansa *ȷ́ʰansā *ȷ́ʰansā, -ās(as)
    accusative *ȷ́ʰansam *ȷ́ʰansā *ȷ́ʰansāns
    instrumental *ȷ́ʰansā *ȷ́ʰansaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *ȷ́ʰansāyš
    ablative *ȷ́ʰansāt *ȷ́ʰansaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *ȷ́ʰansaybʰyas
    dative *ȷ́ʰansāy *ȷ́ʰansaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *ȷ́ʰansaybʰyas
    genitive *ȷ́ʰansasya *ȷ́ʰansayās *ȷ́ʰansāna(H)m
    locative *ȷ́ʰansay *ȷ́ʰansayaw *ȷ́ʰansayšu

    Descendants

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    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *źʰansás
      • Sanskrit: हंस (haṃsá) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Iranian: *janháh
      • Avestan: 𐬰𐬁 ()
      • Sogdian: [script needed] (z’γ)

    References

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    1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “haṃsá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 799