Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hánćas

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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónḱos, cognate with Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “mass”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

*Hánćas m

1. part, portion, share

Declension

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*Hánćas	*Hánćā	*Hánćā, -ās(as)
vocative	*Hánća	*Hánćā	*Hánćā, -ās(as)
accusative	*Hánćam	*Hánćā	*Hánćāns
instrumental	*Hánćā	*HánćaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*Hánćāyš
ablative	*Hánćāt	*HánćaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*Hánćaybʰyas
dative	*Hánćāy	*HánćaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*Hánćaybʰyas
genitive	*Hánćasya	*Hánćayās	*Hánćāna(H)m
locative	*Hánćay	*Hánćayaw	*Hánćayšu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hánśas
  • Sanskrit: अंश (áṃśa)
• Proto-Iranian: *Háncah
  • Avestan: 𐬄𐬯𐬀 (ąsa)
• → Proto-Finno-Ugric: *ońća (borrowed from earlier *Hónćos) (see there for further descendants)