Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hnā́

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 *h₂nḗr (“man”). Cognate with Proto-Italic *nēr, Proto-Hellenic *anḗr.

    Noun

    *Hnā́ m

    1. man, manpower

    Declension

    r-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *Hnā́ *HnáraH, -āraH *Hnáras, -āras
    vocative *Hnár *HnáraH, -āraH *Hnáras, -āras
    accusative *Hnáram, *-āram, *-r̥m *HnáraH, -āraH *Hnŕ̥nš
    instrumental *HaráH *Hnŕ̥bʰyā(m) *Hnŕ̥bʰiš
    ablative *Hnŕ̥š, *-ras *Hnŕ̥bʰyā(m) *Hnŕ̥bʰyas
    dative *Haráy *Hnŕ̥bʰyā(m) *Hnŕ̥bʰyas
    genitive *Hnŕ̥š, *-ras *Harā́s *Har̥náHam
    locative *Hnári *Haráw *Hnŕ̥šu

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hnā́
    • Proto-Iranian: *Hnā́
      • Avestan: 𐬥𐬀𐬭 (nar) (𐬥𐬁 (nā, nom.sg.))
      • Kurdish:
        Central Kurdish: نێر (nêr)
        Northern Kurdish: nêr
      • Middle Persian: 𐭦𐭪𐭫 (ZKL, nl /⁠nar⁠/)
      • Ossetian: нӕл (næl)
      • Pashto: نر (nar, nër)
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