Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hánu

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hánu

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁én-u, from *h₁én (“in”).[1]

Adverb

*Hánu[1]

1. along
2. after, afterwards

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hánu
  • Sanskrit: अनु (ánu, “along, after, afterwards, further”)
• Proto-Iranian: *Hánu
  • Avestan: 𐬀𐬥𐬎‎ (anu, “after; corresponding to”)
  • Old Persian: 𐎠𐎵𐎺 (a-nu-v /anuv/, “along, according to”)

References

1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “ánu”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 37-38