Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/tanúHs

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 *tenúh₂s, from *tenuh₂- (“body”). The reflexive use is an Indo-Iranian innovation.

Noun

*tanúHs f

body, self.

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *tanúHṣ
- Sanskrit: तनू (tanū́)
  - Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀢𑀡𑀽 (taṇū)
  - Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀢𑀡𑀽 (taṇū)
    - Marathi: तन (tan)
  - Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀢𑀡𑀽 (taṇū)
    - Hindi: तन (tan)
    - Urdu: تن‎ (tan)
  - Pali: tanu
Iranian: *tanū́š
- Avestan: 𐬙𐬀𐬥𐬏‎ (tanū)
- Old Persian: 𐎫𐎵𐎢 (tanū)
  - Middle Persian: tn' (tan)
    - Persian: تن‎ (tan)
      - Bashkir: тән (tän)
      - Tajik: тан (tan)
      - Uyghur: تەن‎ (ten)?