Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/huHarnahwā́h

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

From *húHarnah (“glory, fortune”) +‎ *-wā́h.

Adjective

*huHarnahwā́h[1]

glorious
fortunate

Descendants

Central Iranian:
- Avestan: 𐬓𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙‎ (xᵛar^ənahuuaṇt)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Old Median: *farnahvāns[2]
  - → Middle Persian: (/farrox/)[2]
    Manichaean: 𐫜𐫡𐫇𐫟‎ (frwx), 𐫛𐫡𐫇𐫟‎ (prwx)
    Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (plhw')
    - → Parthian: (/farrox/)[3]
      Manichaean: 𐫜𐫡𐫇𐫟‎ (frwx)
  - → Sogdian: (/farnxundē, farnxwandē/)
    Manichaean: 𐫜𐫡𐫗𐫟𐫇𐫗𐫅𐫏‎ (frnxwndy), 𐫜𐫡𐫗𐫟𐫇𐫗𐫅𐫏𐫏‎ (frnxwndyy), 𐫛𐫡𐫗𐫄𐫇𐫗𐫔𐫏‎ (prnɣwnδy)
    Sogdian: 𐼾𐽀𐼻𐼶𐼴𐼻𐽂𐼷‎ (prnxwnty)
    Old Sogdian: 𐼔𐼘𐼎γ𐼇𐼎𐼛'𐼋‎ (prnγwnt'k), 𐼔𐼘𐼎γ𐼇𐼎𐼚𐼋‎ (prnγwntk)

References

Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–) , “*huarnah- > *xvarnah-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 440-441
Rezai Baghbidi, Hassan (2017) Middle Persian Historical Phonology, Osaka: Osaka University, page 77: “*farnahvā (nom. < *farnahvant-, cf. YAv. xᵛarᵊnahuuaṇt-) > MP farrox ‘fortunate, blessed, happy’.)”
Korn, Agnes (2010) , “Parthian ž”, in Bulletin of SOAS, volume 73, issue 3, Cambridge University Press, JSTOR 40963323, page 422

[1] Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–) , “*huarnah- > *xvarnah-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 440-441

[Rezai_77b-2] Rezai Baghbidi, Hassan (2017) Middle Persian Historical Phonology, Osaka: Osaka University, page 77: “*farnahvā (nom. < *farnahvant-, cf. YAv. xᵛarᵊnahuuaṇt-) > MP farrox ‘fortunate, blessed, happy’.)”

[3] Korn, Agnes (2010) , “Parthian ž”, in Bulletin of SOAS, volume 73, issue 3, Cambridge University Press, JSTOR 40963323, page 422