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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hnā́kš

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words 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

Leveled from earlier *Hnā́kʰš ~ *Hnaǰʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʷʰ-s ~ *h₃negʷʰ-és, from *h₃negʷʰ- (“nail”).[1]

Noun

*Hnā́kš ~ Hnakʰás m [1][2]

  1. (anatomy) nail

Descendants
  • Indo-Aryan: *Hnakʰás m, *Hnakʰám n (thematicized)
  • Iranian: *Hnā́xš ~ *Hnaxás (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2012), “Avestisch nāf° und nabā.-: Flexion und Wortbildung”, in Schindlers Listen: Ein Vierteljahrhundert Jochem-Schindler-Lehre‎, volume 13, Wien
  2. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project)‎, Leiden University
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