Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/námas

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 *némos.

Noun

*námas n

1. deference, respect, homage

Inflection

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Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *námas
  • Sanskrit: नमस् (námas)
• Proto-Iranian: *námah
  • Old Avestan: 𐬥𐬆𐬨𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬋 (nəmaŋhō, gen.sg.)
  • ⇒ Proto-Iranian: *namaHčah (see there for further descendants)
    • Persian: نماز (namâz)