Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰaHnúš

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

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-nu-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHnúš

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”).

Noun

*bʰaHnúš m^[1]

ray of light

Declension

masculine u-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bʰaHnúš	*bʰaHnúH	*bʰaHnáwas
vocative	*bʰáHnaw	*bʰáHnuH	*bʰáHnawas
accusative	*bʰaHnúm	*bʰaHnúH	*bʰaHnúnš
instrumental	*bʰaHnúH	*bʰaHnúbʰyā(m)	*bʰaHnúbʰiš
ablative	*bʰaHnáwš	*bʰaHnúbʰyā(m)	*bʰaHnúbʰyas
dative	*bʰaHnáway	*bʰaHnúbʰyā(m)	*bʰaHnúbʰyas
genitive	*bʰaHnáwš	*bʰaHnuwā́s	*bʰaHnuHnáHam
locative	*bʰaHnā́w	*bʰaHnuwáw	*bʰaHnúšu

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bʰaHnúṣ
- Sanskrit: भानु (bhānú)
  - Tamil: பானு (pāṉu)
  - Bengali: ভানু (bhanu)
Proto-Iranian: *baHnúš
- Avestan: 𐬠𐬁𐬥𐬎 (bānu)

Derived terms

*bʰaHnumánt (“luminous”)
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bʰaHnumánt
  - Sanskrit: भानुमत् (bhānumát)
- Proto-Iranian: *baHnumánt
  - Avestan: 𐬠𐬁𐬥𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬧𐬙 (bānumaṇt)

References

^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “bhānú”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University