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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/lówksneh₂

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

From *lewk- (“to shine”) +‎ *-sneh₂. Alternatively from *lewk-s- +‎ *-néh₂, s-stem of the same root.

Noun

*lówksneh₂ f [1][2][3]

  1. moon

Inflection
Thematic in *-eh₂
singular
nominative *lówksneh₂
genitive *lówksneh₂s
singular dual plural
nominative *lówksneh₂ — —
vocative *lówksneh₂ — —
accusative *lówksnām — —
genitive *lówksneh₂s — —
ablative *lówksneh₂s — —
dative *lówksneh₂ey — —
locative *lówksneh₂, *lówksneh₂i — —
instrumental *lówksneh₂h₁ — —

Descendants
  • Armenian: [Term?]
  • Balto-Slavic: *laukšnāˀ[2]
    • Old Prussian: lauxnos (“stars”, pl.)
    • Slavic: *lunà[2] (see there for further descendants)
  • Indo-Iranian: *ráwkšnaH
    • Iranian: *ráwxšnaH
      • Avestan: 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬑𐬱𐬥𐬀‎ (raoxšna, “lantern, bright light”)
      • Bactrian: [Term?]
        • → Ancient Greek: Ῥωξάνη (Rhōxánē) (see there for further descendants)
      • Gurani: ڕۆشن‎ (řōšin)
      • Kurdish:
        Northern Kurdish: ron (řōn), rohn (řōhn)
        Central Kurdish: ڕوون‎ (řūn), ڕووناک‎ (řūnāk)
        Southern Kurdish: ڕووشن‎ (řūšin)
      • Parthian: rwšn (rōšn)
      • Old Persian: [script needed] (*ráuxšna)
        • Middle Persian: lwšn (rōšn)
      • Zazaki: roşn (řōšn)
  • Italic: *louksnā[3]
    • Old Latin: lōsna
      • Latin: lūna (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 56: “*lewk-sneH₂-”
  2. Derksen, Rick (2015), “lauxnos”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 561: “*louk-sneh₂”
  3. De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “lūna”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 354: “*louksnā-”
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