Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dʰénwr̥

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

From *dʰen- +‎ *-wr̥.

Noun

*dʰénwr̥ n[1][2]

arc, bow
palm (of hand), sole (of foot)

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
	singular	collective
nominative	*dʰénwr̥	*dʰénwōr
genitive	*dʰn̥wéns	*dʰnunés
	singular	dual	plural	collective
nominative	*dʰénwr̥	—	—	*dʰénwōr
vocative	*dʰénwr̥	—	—	*dʰénwōr
accusative	*dʰénwr̥	—	—	*dʰénwōr
genitive	*dʰn̥wéns	—	—	*dʰnunés
ablative	*dʰn̥wéns	—	—	*dʰnunés
dative	*dʰn̥wéney	—	—	*dʰnunéy
locative	dʰn̥wén, dʰn̥wéni	—	—	dʰn̥wén, dʰn̥wéni
instrumental	*dʰn̥wénh₁	—	—	*dʰnunéh₁

Descendants

Proto-Germanic:
- Old High German: tenar
Hellenic:
- Ancient Greek: θέναρ (thénar, “palm (of hand)”)
Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dʰánwr̥
- Proto-Indo-Aryan:
  - Sanskrit: धनुस् (dhanus), धन्वन् (dhanvan, “bow”)
- Proto-Iranian:
  - Avestan: 𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬥‎ (θanuuan), 𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆‎ (θanuuar^ə)
  - ⇒ Old Persian: 𐎰𐎵𐎢𐎺𐎴𐎡𐎹 (θ-nu-u-v-n-i-y /θanuvaniya/, “archer”)

References

Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 249
Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “θέναρ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 540

[1] Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 249

[2] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “θέναρ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 540