Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hánu

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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *h₁énu. Cognate with Latin in- (after) and Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐌿 (inu, without).[1][2]

    Adverb

    *Hánu[2]

    1. along
    2. after, afterwards

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hánu
      • Sanskrit: अनु (ánu, along, after, afterwards, further)
    • Proto-Iranian: *Hánu
      • Avestan: (after; corresponding to)
        Old Avestan: 𐬇𐬆𐬁𐬥𐬏 (ə̄əānū)
        Younger Avestan: 𐬀𐬥𐬎 (anu)
      • Old Persian: 𐎠𐎵𐎺 (a-nu-v /⁠anuv⁠/, along, according to)

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Dunkel, George E. (2014) Lexikon der indogermanischen Partikeln und Pronominalstämme [Lexicon of Indo-European Particles and Pronominal Stems] (in German), volume 2: Lexikon, Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, page 241
    2. 2.0 2.1 Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “ánu”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 37-38