Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hángāras

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

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁óngʷl̥ (“charcoal”).

Noun

*Hángāras m

1. charcoal

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hángāras
  • Sanskrit: अङ्गा॑र (áṅgāra)
    • Pali: aṅgāra
    • Prakrit: 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀭 (aṃgāra), 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀮 (aṃgāla) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *Hángārah
  • Pashto: انگار (angār, “coal, ember”)
  • Baluchi: انگر (angar, “coal”), انگار (angār, “coal, ember”)
  • ⇒? Proto-Iranian: *Hángištah
    • Old Mazanderani: انگشت (angešt, “ember”)
      • Mazanderani: انگل (angel, “ember”)
    • Persian: انگشت (angašt, angešt, “charcoal, coal”)
    • Bakhtiari: انگشت (angašt, “fire”)