Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/cráwniš

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćráwniš.

Noun

*cráwniš f

1. (anatomy) buttocks

Inflection

i-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*cráwniš	*cráwniH	*cráwnayah
vocative	*cráwnay	*cráwniH	*cráwnayah
accusative	*cráwnim	*cráwniH	*cráwnīš
instrumental	*cráwniH	*cráwnibyā	*cráwnibiš
ablative	*cráwnayš	*cráwnibyā	*cráwnibyah
dative	*cráwnayay	*cráwnibyā	*cráwnibyah
genitive	*cráwnayš	*cráwnyawš	*cráwnayām
locative	*cráwnaw	*cráwnyawš	*cráwnišu

Derived terms

• *crawnikah
  • Old Persian: [script needed] (*çaunikah)
    • Middle Persian: [script needed] (syn(k) /⁠sēnag⁠/, “breast, chest”)
      • Classical Persian: سِینَه (sīna)
        • Iranian Persian: سینه (sine)

Descendants

• Avestan: 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬥𐬌 (sraoni)
• Khotanese: ṣṣini
• Old Persian: [script needed] (*çauni)
  • Middle Persian:
    • Persian: سرین (sorên), سرون (surōn)
• Sogdian: [script needed] (šwn /⁠šōn/, /šūn⁠/)
• Wakhi: šuny