Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/húHarnahwāh

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 *huHarnā́h (“glory, fortune”) +‎ *-wāh.

Adjective

*húHarnahwāh^[1]

Descendants

Central Iranian:
- Avestan: 𐬓𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙 (xᵛar^ənahuuaṇt)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Old Median: *farnahvāh^[2]
  - → Middle Persian: (/⁠farrox⁠/)^[2]
    Manichaean script: 𐫜𐫡𐫇𐫟 (frwx), 𐫛𐫡𐫇𐫟 (prwx)
    
    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (plhw')
    - Classical Persian: فرخ (farrux)
      Dari: فرخ (farrux)
      
      Iranian Persian: فرخ (farrox)
      
      Tajik: фаррух (farrux)
    - → Parthian: (/⁠farrox⁠/)^[3]
      Manichaean script: 𐫜𐫡𐫇𐫟 (frwx)
  - → Sogdian: (/⁠farnxundē, farnxwandē⁠/)
    Manichaean script: 𐫜𐫡𐫗𐫟𐫇𐫗𐫅𐫏 (frnxwndy), 𐫜𐫡𐫗𐫟𐫇𐫗𐫅𐫏𐫏 (frnxwndyy), 𐫛𐫡𐫗𐫄𐫇𐫗𐫔𐫏 (prnɣwnδy)
    
    Sogdian script: 𐼾𐽀𐼻𐼶𐼴𐼻𐽂𐼷 (prnxwnty)
    
    Old Sogdian script: 𐼔𐼘𐼎γ𐼇𐼎𐼛'𐼋 (prnγwnt'k), 𐼔𐼘𐼎γ𐼇𐼎𐼚𐼋 (prnγwntk)

References

^ Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–) “*huarnah- > *xvarnah-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 440-441
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Rezai Baghbidi, Hassan (2017) Middle Persian Historical Phonology, Osaka: Osaka University, page 77: “*farnahvā (nom. < *farnahvant-, cf. YAv. xᵛarᵊnahuuaṇt-) > MP farrox ‘fortunate, blessed, happy’.)”
^ Korn, Agnes (2010) “Parthian ž”, in Bulletin of SOAS, volume 73, number 3, Cambridge University Press, →JSTOR, page 422

[1] Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–) “*huarnah- > *xvarnah-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 440-441

[Rezai_77b-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Rezai Baghbidi, Hassan (2017) Middle Persian Historical Phonology, Osaka: Osaka University, page 77: “*farnahvā (nom. < *farnahvant-, cf. YAv. xᵛarᵊnahuuaṇt-) > MP farrox ‘fortunate, blessed, happy’.)”

[3] Korn, Agnes (2010) “Parthian ž”, in Bulletin of SOAS, volume 73, number 3, Cambridge University Press, →JSTOR, page 422

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