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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/HuHnás

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁uh₂nós, from *h₁weh₂- (“to leave”).[1][2]

Adjective

*HuHnás

  1. empty

Descendants
  • Indo-Aryan: *HuHnás
    • Sanskrit: ऊन (ūná)
      • Helu: [Term?]
        • Sinhalese: උනු (unu, “deficient”)
      • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀊𑀡 (ūṇa)
        • Assamese: ঊন (un, “less”)
        • Oriya: ଊଣା (ūṇa, “less, lacking”)
      • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀊𑀡 (ūṇa)
        • Konkani: उणे (uṇe, “less”)
        • Marathi: उणे (uṇe, “less, minus”)
        • ⇒ Marathi: उणीव (uṇīv, “deficiency”)
      • Pali: ūna
      • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀊𑀡 (ūṇa)
        • Hindi: ऊना (ūnā, “less; lacking, incomplete”)
  • Iranian: *HuHnáh
    • Younger Avestan: 𐬏𐬥𐬀‎‎ (ūna‎)
    • ⇒ Persian: ونگ‎‎ (vang, “empty”) (possibly)

References
  1. Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*h₁euhₐ-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 179
  2. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001), “ūná-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 241
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