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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hyaȷ́nás
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Proto-Indo-Iranian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ-nós, from *h₁yaǵ- (“to sacrifice, worship”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἁγνός (hagnós).
Noun
*Hyaȷ́nás m (religion)
- worship
- sacrifice
Declension
| masculine a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *Hyaȷ́nas | *Hyaȷ́nā | *Hyaȷ́nā, -ās(as) |
| vocative | *Hyaȷ́na | *Hyaȷ́nā | *Hyaȷ́nā, -ās(as) |
| accusative | *Hyaȷ́nam | *Hyaȷ́nā | *Hyaȷ́nāns |
| instrumental | *Hyaȷ́nā | *Hyaȷ́naybʰyaH, -ābʰyām | *Hyaȷ́nāyš |
| ablative | *Hyaȷ́nāt | *Hyaȷ́naybʰyaH, -ābʰyām | *Hyaȷ́naybʰyas |
| dative | *Hyaȷ́nāy | *Hyaȷ́naybʰyaH, -ābʰyām | *Hyaȷ́naybʰyas |
| genitive | *Hyaȷ́nasya | *Hyaȷ́nayās | *Hyaȷ́nāna(H)m |
| locative | *Hyaȷ́nay | *Hyaȷ́nayaw | *Hyaȷ́nayšu |
Descendants
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hyaȷ́nás
- Sanskrit: यज्ञ (yajñá) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Iranian: *Hyajnáh (see there for further descendants)
References
- R. Schmitt (2011), “Aryans”, in Encyclopedia Iranica Online