Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/pstánas

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 *pstén-o-s.

Noun

*pstánas f

1. breast
2. teat, nipple

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *(p)stánas m
  • Sanskrit: स्तन (stána, “breast of a woman; nipple”) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *pstānáh (from PIE *pston-ó-s)
  • Avestan: 𐬟𐬱𐬙𐬁𐬥𐬀 m (fštāna, “breast of a woman”)
  • Middle Persian: pystʾn' (pestān, “breast”)
    • Persian: پستان (pestân, “breast”)
  • Sogdian: [script needed] (ʾštnh /⁠əštana⁠/, “breast”)