Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ćánsas

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 *ḱéns-o-s, from *ḱens- (to announce, proclaim).

Noun

*ćánsas m[1]

  1. proclamation, declaration, judgement

Declension

masculine a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ćánsas *ćánsā(w) *ćánsās(as)
vocative *ćánsa *ćánsā(w) *ćánsās(as)
accusative *ćánsam *ćánsā(w) *ćánsāns
instrumental *ćánsaH *ćánsaybʰyā(m) *ćánsāyš
ablative *ćánsāt *ćánsaybʰyā(m) *ćánsaybʰyas
dative *ćánsāy *ćánsaybʰyā(m) *ćánsaybʰyas
genitive *ćánsasya *ćánsayās *ćánsānaHam
locative *ćánsay *ćánsayaw *ćánsayšu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *śánsas
  • Proto-Iranian: *cánhah
    • Avestan:
      Old Avestan: 𐬯𐬇𐬧𐬖𐬀 (sə̄ṇγa)
      Younger Avestan: 𐬯𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀 (saŋha)

References

  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “śám.sa-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University