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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jainaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Germanic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑi̯.nɑz/

Etymology

From the pronominal Proto-Indo-European *i-; related to Old Church Slavonic онъ (onŭ, he), Lithuanian ans (he), Latin idem (the same), and Sanskrit third person pronoun एना (enā, that).

Determiner

*jainaz

  1. that over there, yon

Inflection


Descendants

References

  • The Indo-European Languages (2015, →ISBN, page 401: In addition we have *jainaz > Goth. jains, OEng. geon (> Eng. yon), OHG jener (= Ger.) 'that man'.
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