Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́ʰansás

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 *ǵʰh₂éns.[1]

    Noun

    *ȷ́ʰansás m

    1. goose

    Declension

    masculine a-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *ȷ́ʰansás *ȷ́ʰansā́(w) *ȷ́ʰansā́s(as)
    vocative *ȷ́ʰansa *ȷ́ʰansā(w) *ȷ́ʰansās(as)
    accusative *ȷ́ʰansám *ȷ́ʰansā́(w) *ȷ́ʰansā́ns
    instrumental *ȷ́ʰansáH *ȷ́ʰansáybʰyā(m) *ȷ́ʰansā́yš
    ablative *ȷ́ʰansā́t *ȷ́ʰansáybʰyā(m) *ȷ́ʰansáybʰyas
    dative *ȷ́ʰansā́y *ȷ́ʰansáybʰyā(m) *ȷ́ʰansáybʰyas
    genitive *ȷ́ʰansásya *ȷ́ʰansáyās *ȷ́ʰansā́naHam
    locative *ȷ́ʰansáy *ȷ́ʰansáyaw *ȷ́ʰansáyšu

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *źʰansás
      • Sanskrit: हंस (haṃsá) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Iranian: *janháh
      • Avestan: 𐬰𐬁 (zā)
      • Sogdian: [script needed] (z’γ)

    References

    1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “haṃsá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 799
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