Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ráyknas

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ráyknas

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 *lóykʷ-no-s, from *leykʷ- (“to leave (over)”) +‎ *-nos. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *laihną (“loan, fief”).

Noun

*ráyknas n[1]

1. property left, inheritance

Descendants

• Indo-Aryan: *ráyknas
  • Sanskrit: रेक्णस् (rékṇas)
• Iranian: *ráyxnah
  • Avestan: 𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬑𐬆𐬥𐬀𐬵‎ (raēxənah)

References

1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project)‎, Leiden University