Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/hamdaHma

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together”) +‎ *dʰeh₁- (“to put”) +‎ *-mn̥ ~ *-mén (deverbal suffix).

Noun

*hamdaHma n

member, limb

Descendants

Central Iranian:
- Avestan: 𐬵𐬀𐬧𐬛𐬁𐬨𐬀‎ (haṇdāma)
Northeastern Iranian:
- Khotanese: [script needed] (haṃdāmaṃci)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Kurdish:
  Central Kurdish: ھەناو‎ (hanāw)
  Northern Kurdish: henav, hinav
- Parthian: 𐫍𐫗𐫅𐫀𐫖‎ (hndʾm /handām/)
Southwestern Iranian:
- Old Persian: [script needed] (*hamdāman)
  - Middle Persian:
    Manichaean:𐫍𐫗𐫀𐫖‎ (hnʾm /hannām/)
    Pahlavi: [script needed] (hndʾm /handām/)
    - Classical Persian: [Term?]
      - Persian: اندام‎ (andâm)
      - Tajik: андом (andom)
    - → Arabic: هِنْدَام‎ (hindām)
    - → Old Armenian: անդամ (andam)
  - → Aramaic: הדמא‎ (haddāmā)
  - → Classical Mandaic: ࡄࡀࡍࡃࡀࡌ‎ (handāmā)
  - → Classical Syriac: ܗܕܡܐ‎ (haddāmā)