Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/Hnā́xš

This Proto-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms 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

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́kš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs.

Noun

*Hnā́xš ~ *Hnaxás[1][2]

(anatomy) nail

Related terms

*HnagnuHakaH[1]
- Kurdish:
  Central Kurdish: نینۆک‎ (nînok)
  Northern Kurdish: neynûk
- Zazaki: nengū
*Hnagr̥[1]
- Old Median: *nagr̥
  - Talysh: nangыr
- Wakhi: [script needed] (diɣ̌ə́r), [script needed] (digə́r)
Pashto: نوک‎ (nūk), نُک‎ (nuk)
Ormuri: [script needed] (naxk), [script needed] (naxčī)

Derived terms

*HnāxanaH[3][1]
- Yidgha: [script needed] (anáxno)
- Sogdian: [script needed] (n’γ’n /nāxan/)
*Hnāxunah[1]
- Baluchi: ناہن‎ (náhun), ناکن‎ (nákun)
- Khotanese: [script needed] (nāhune, plural)
- Parthian: [script needed] (nxwn /naxun/)
- Middle Persian:
  Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (nʾhwn' /nāxun/)
  - Classical Persian: ناخن‎ (nāxon)
    - → Hindi: नाख़ुन (nāxun)
    - → Urdu: ناخن‎ (nāxun)
- Yagnobi: нахна (náxna)
*Hnaxarakah
- Sanglechi: [script needed] (narxōk)
*Hnaxawarah[1]
- Sarikoli: [script needed] (našɛwr), [script needed] (našawr), [script needed] (nišawr)

Descendants

Ossetian:
Digor: них (nix)
Iron: ных (nyx)

References

Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2012), “Avestisch nāf° und nabā.-: Flexion und Wortbildung”, in Schindlers Listen: Ein Vierteljahrhundert Jochem-Schindler-Lehre‎, volume 13, Wien
Sadovski, Velizar (2017–2018), “Chapter VI: Iranian”, in Klein, Jared S.; Joseph, Brian D.; Fritz, Matthias, editor, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The lexicon of Iranian, page 581
Morgenstierne, Georg (1938) Iranian Pamir Languages (Indo-Iranian Frontier Languages), volume II, Oslo: Instituttet for Sammenlignende Kulturforskning; H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), 96

[Kümmel-1] Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2012), “Avestisch nāf° und nabā.-: Flexion und Wortbildung”, in Schindlers Listen: Ein Vierteljahrhundert Jochem-Schindler-Lehre‎, volume 13, Wien

[2] Sadovski, Velizar (2017–2018), “Chapter VI: Iranian”, in Klein, Jared S.; Joseph, Brian D.; Fritz, Matthias, editor, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The lexicon of Iranian, page 581

[3] Morgenstierne, Georg (1938) Iranian Pamir Languages (Indo-Iranian Frontier Languages), volume II, Oslo: Instituttet for Sammenlignende Kulturforskning; H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), 96