Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/agʰnyáH
Proto-Indo-Iranian
Etymology
Feminine of *agʰnyás, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-gʷʰn̥-yós (literally “not to be killed”), from *gʷʰen- (“to kill”).
Noun
*agʰnyáH f[1]
Declension
| aH-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *agʰnyáH | *agʰnyáy | *agʰnyā́s |
| vocative | *ágʰnyay | *ágʰnyay | *ágʰnyās |
| accusative | *agʰnyā́m | *agʰnyáy | *agʰnyā́s |
| instrumental | *agʰnyáH, -ayaH | *agʰnyáHbʰyā(m) | *agʰnyáHbʰiš |
| ablative | *agʰnyáyaHs | *agʰnyáHbʰyā(m) | *agʰnyáHbʰyas |
| dative | *agʰnyáyaHi | *agʰnyáHbʰyā(m) | *agʰnyáHbʰyas |
| genitive | *agʰnyáyaHs | *agʰnyáyHās | *agʰnyáHnaHam |
| locative | *agʰnyáyaH | *agʰnyáyHaw | *agʰnyáHsu |
Descendants
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *agʰnyáH
- Sanskrit: अघ्न्या (aghnyā́, “cow”)
- Proto-Iranian: *agnyáH
- Avestan: 𐬀𐬔𐬆𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬁 (agəniiā, “milch cow”)
References
- ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “ághnyā-, aghnyā́-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University