Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/tanHúš

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 *tn̥h₂ús.

Adjective

*tanHúš

  1. thin

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *tanHúṣ
  • Proto-Iranian: *tanHúš
    • Avestan: 𐬙𐬀𐬥𐬏 (tanū)
    • Northern Kurdish: tenik (“thin”), teng (“narrow”)
    • Ossetian тӕнӕг (tænæg)
    • Persian: تنگ (tang)
    • → Old Armenian: թանկ (tʻank) / թանգ (tʻang)
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