Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/pstánas

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/pstánas

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 *pstḗn.

Noun

*pstánas f

1. breast
2. teat, nipple

Descendants

• Indo-Aryan: *(p)stánas m
  • Sanskrit: स्तन (stána, “breast of a woman; nipple”)
• Iranian: *pstānáh (from PIE *pston-ó-s)
  • Avestan: 𐬟𐬱𐬙𐬁𐬥𐬀‎ m (fštāna, “breast of a woman”)
  • Middle Persian: pystʾn' (pestān, “breast”)
    • Persian: پستان‎ (pestân, “breast”)
  • Sogdian: [script needed] (ʾštnh /əštana/, “breast”)