Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hnā́kš

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

Leveled from earlier *Hnā́kʰš ~ *Hnaǰʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʷʰ-s ~ *h₃negʷʰ-és, from *h₃negʷʰ- (“nail”).[1]

Noun

*Hnā́kš ~ Hnakʰás m[1][2]

  1. (anatomy) nail

Inflection

consonant stem
singular dual plural
nominative *Hnā́kš *Hnā́ǰʰā(w) *Hnā́ǰʰas
vocative *Hnáǰʰ *Hnā́ǰʰā(w) *Hnā́ǰʰas
accusative *Hnā́ǰʰam *Hnā́ǰʰā(w) *Hnaǰʰás
instrumental *HnaǰʰáH *Hnagbʰyā́(m) *Hnagbʰíš
ablative *Hnaǰʰás *Hnagbʰyā́(m) *HnagbʰyáH
dative *Hnaǰʰáy *Hnagbʰyā́(m) *HnagbʰyáH
genitive *Hnaǰʰás *HnaǰʰHā́s *HnaǰʰáHam
locative *Hnáǰʰi *HnaǰʰHáw *Hnakšú

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hnakʰás m, *Hnakʰám n (thematicized)
    • Sanskrit: नख (nakhá) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *Hnā́xš ~ *Hnaxás (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2012) “Avestisch nāf° und nabā.-: Flexion und Wortbildung”, in Schindlers Listen: Ein Vierteljahrhundert Jochem-Schindler-Lehre‎[1], volume 13, Wien
  2. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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