Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hanćúš

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

Possibly borrowed from the BMAC substrate.[1]

Noun

*Hanćúš m

  1. the soma plant

See also

Declension

masculine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *Hanćúš *HanćúH *Hanćáwas
vocative *Hánćaw *HánćuH *Hánćawas
accusative *Hanćúm *HanćúH *Hanćúnš
instrumental *HanćúH *Hanćúbʰyā(m) *Hanćúbʰiš
ablative *Hanćáwš *Hanćúbʰyā(m) *Hanćúbʰyas
dative *Hanćáway *Hanćúbʰyā(m) *Hanćúbʰyas
genitive *Hanćáwš *Hanćuwā́s *HanćuHnáHam
locative *Hanćā́w *Hanćuwáw *Hanćúšu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hanśúṣ
  • Proto-Iranian: *Hancúš
    • Younger Avestan: 𐬄𐬯𐬎 (ąsu)

References

  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (1999) “The Indo-Iranian substratum”, in Early Contacts between Uralic and Indo-European: Linguistic and Archaeological Considerations[1], Helsinki