Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/stʰuHnáH

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 *sth₂-uh₂-néh₂, from *sth₂-wéh₂ (“standing, erect”), from *steh₂- (“to stand”) +‎ *-wéh₂ (deverbal adjective suffix), + *-néh₂.

Noun

*stʰuHnáH f

pillar

Declension

aH-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*stʰuHnáH	*stʰuHnáy	*stʰuHnā́s
vocative	*stʰúHnay	*stʰúHnay	*stʰúHnās
accusative	*stʰuHnā́m	*stʰuHnáy	*stʰuHnā́s
instrumental	*stʰuHnáH, -ayaH	*stʰuHnáHbʰyā(m)	*stʰuHnáHbʰiš
ablative	*stʰuHnáyaHs	*stʰuHnáHbʰyā(m)	*stʰuHnáHbʰyas
dative	*stʰuHnáyaHi	*stʰuHnáHbʰyā(m)	*stʰuHnáHbʰyas
genitive	*stʰuHnáyaHs	*stʰuHnáyHās	*stʰuHnáHnaHam
locative	*stʰuHnáyaH	*stʰuHnáyHaw	*stʰuHnáHsu

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *stʰúHnaH
- Sanskrit: स्थूणा (sthū́ṇā)
  - Pali: thūṇā
  - Prakrit: 𑀣𑀽𑀡𑀸 (thūṇā)
    - → Malayalam: തൂണ് (tūṇŭ), തൂൺ (tūṇ), സ്ഥൂണ (sthūṇa) — tatsama
    - → Tamil: தூண் (tūṇ)
Proto-Iranian: *stuHnáH (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Nuristani:
- Northern Nuristani:
  - Kamkata-viri:
    Kamviri: štü̃́
    
    Kativiri: štiú
  - Prasuni: üstyṹ
- Southern Nuristani:
  - Ashkun: istṹ
  - Tregami: štú
  - Waigali: uštün