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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/tanúHs

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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 *tenúh₂s, from *tenuh₂- (body), an extension of *ten- (to stretch).[1][2] The reflexive use is an Indo-Iranian innovation.

Noun

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*tanúHs f

  1. body, self.

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
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 618-9; 621-2