Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/agʰnyáH
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Feminine of *agʰnyás, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-gʷʰn̥-yós (literally “not to be killed”), from *gʷʰen- (“to kill”).
Noun
[edit]*agʰnyáH f[1]
Declension
[edit]| aH-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *agʰnyáH | *agʰnyáy | *agʰnyā́s |
| vocative | *agʰnyay | *agʰnyáy | *agʰnyā́s |
| accusative | *agʰnyā́m | *agʰnyáy | *agʰnyā́s |
| instrumental | *agʰnyáyaH́ | *agʰnyáHbʰyā(m) | *agʰnyáHbʰiš |
| ablative | *agʰnyáyaHs | *agʰnyáHbʰyā(m) | *agʰnyáHbʰyas |
| dative | *agʰnyáyaHy | *agʰnyáHbʰyā(m) | *agʰnyáHbʰyas |
| genitive | *agʰnyáyaHs | *agʰnyāyās | *agʰnyáHnām |
| locative | *agʰnyáyaH(m) | *agʰnyāyaw | *agʰnyáHsu |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *agʰnyáH
- Sanskrit: अघ्न्या (aghnyā́, “cow”)
- Proto-Iranian: *agnyáH
- Avestan: 𐬀𐬔𐬆𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬁 (agəniiā, “milch cow”)
References
[edit]- ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “ághnyā-, aghnyā́-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University