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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ráyknas

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *lóykʷ-no-s, from *leykʷ- (to leave (over)) +‎ *-nos. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *laihną (loan, fief).

Noun

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*ráyknas n[1]

  1. property left, inheritance

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University