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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.
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Proto-Indo-Iranian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-.
Root
*bʰaH-
- to shine, be bright
Descendants
Derived terms
- *bʰáH
- *bʰáHti (“to be bright”)
- *bʰáHas (“light, splendor, brilliance”)
- *bʰáHmas
- *bʰaHnam
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bʰaHnam
- Proto-Iranian: *baHnam
- Ossetian: бон (bon, “day”)
- Sarikoli: [script needed] (vuyn, “light, radiance”)
- Wakhi: [script needed] (voyn, “fire, light”)