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Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/báynah

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáynas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéy-no-s, from *bʰey- (“bee”) +‎ *-nos. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *bijō, *biniz (“bee”), Latin fucus (“drone”), Proto-Celtic *bekos (“bee”) (whence Old Irish beach), Lithuanian bitė (“bee”).

Noun

*báynah m [1]

  1. fly, bee

Derived terms
  • *baynačíH[1]
    • Ossetian: ("fly")
      Digor: биндзӕ (binʒæ)
      Iron: бындз (bynʒ)
      • ⇒ Ossetian: ("bee", lit "honey-fly")
        Digor: мудибиндзӕ (mudibinʒæ)
        Iron: мыды́бындз (mydýbynʒ)
    • Shughni-Roshani: *civīnc (+ *ci-)
      • Shughni: (“wasp, bee”)
        Bajui, Khufi, Khughni, Roshani, Shakhdari: civīnc
        Bartangi, Oroshori: cavēnc
        Roshani: civēnc

Descendants
  • Pashto: وينه‎ m (waynë́, wenë́, wuynë́, pl.), اوينه‎ (uynë́, sg., oynë́, pl.), بځه‎ f (buźá, “termite, white ant”)

References
  1. Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–), “*baina-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 61-62
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