Reconstruction:Proto-Sogdic/zā́nukā

This Proto-Sogdic 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-Sogdic

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *jā́nukaH, from *jā́nu +‎ *-kaH, rom Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́nu, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

Noun

*zā́nukā f[1]

  1. knee

Descendants

  • Sogdian: (/zā̆nū̆k, zā̆nū̆kā̆/)
    Buddhist: [script needed] (z’n’wk), [script needed] (zn’wk’)
    Manichaean: 𐫉𐫗𐫇𐫞 (znwq)
  • Yagnobi: zōnk

References

  1. ^ Novák, Ľubomír (2013) Problem of Archaism and Innovation in the Eastern Iranian Languages (PhD dissertation)‎[1], Prague: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, filozofická fakulta, page 105
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