Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/tánuš

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 *ténh₂us.

Adjective

*tánuš

1. thin

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *tánuṣ
  • Sanskrit: तनु (tanú), तनुस् (tanús)
• Proto-Iranian: *tánuš
  • Avestan: 𐬙𐬀𐬥𐬏 (tanū)
  • Northern Kurdish: tenik (“thin”), teng (“narrow”)
  • Ossetian тӕнӕг (tænæg)
  • Persian: تنگ (tang)
  • → Old Armenian: թանկ (tʻank) / թանգ (tʻang)