Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́antúš

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

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, give birth”).

Noun

*ȷ́antúš m

offspring, child
Synonym: *ȷ́aHtás
creature, person
tribe, clan

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *ĵantúṣ
- Sanskrit: जन्तु (jantú, “offspring, person, creature, insect”)
Iranian: *ĵantúš (“tribe”)
- Avestan: 𐬰𐬀𐬥𐬙𐬎‎ (zantu)
- Old Persian: [script needed] (*zantu), [script needed] (*dantu)
  - Middle Persian: z'n'd (zand)
    - Persian: زند‎ (zand, “tribe”)
    - Tajik: занд (zand)