Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/HyúHā

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 Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yúh₁ō.

Adjective

*HyúHā

youthful, young

Descendants

Central Iranian:
- Avestan: 𐬫𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬥‎ (yauuan), 𐬫𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬥‎ (yuuan), 𐬫𐬏𐬥‎ (yūn)
Northeastern Iranian:
- Ossetian: [Term?] (“young bull calf”) (>*HyúHān-akaH "young offspring")
  Digor: иуонæг (iwonæg)
  Iron: иуонуг (iwonug), уӕнуг (wænug, “steer”)
- Khotanese: [script needed] (jva-), [script needed] (jvā)
Southeastern Iranian:
- Pashto: ځوان‎ (źwā́n, źëwā́n), جوان‎ (jawā́n)
- Sanglechi: [script needed] (wānīc, “calf”)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Baluchi: جوان‎ (jawán)
- Kurdish: [Term?] (/ǰiwān/, “young; beautiful”)
  Central Kurdish: جوان‎ (ǰiwān)
  Northern Kurdish: ciwan (ǰiwān)
  Southern Kurdish: جووان‎ (ǰuwān)
- Medo-Parthian: [Term?]
  - Caspian:
    - Gilaki: جوان‎ (ǰəvån)
    - Old Mazanderani: جونه‎ (ǰūna)
      - Mazanderani: جوان‎ (ǰavān)
  - Old Median: [Term?]
    - Kermanic:
      - Yazdi: جون‎ (ǰvun, “beautiful; young”)
      - Zoroastrian Dari: جوون‎ (ǰovūn, “beautiful”)
    - Tatic: [Term?]
      - Talysh: (/ǰıvon/)
        Arabic: جوون‎
        Latin: cıvon
      - Old Tati:
        Old Azari: یوان‎ (yawān)
        Harzani: javön
  - Parthian:
    Manichaean: 𐫏𐫇𐫀𐫗‎ (ywʾn /yuwān/, “youth, young man”)
    - → Old Armenian: յաւանակ (yawanak), յովանակ (yovanak)
  - Zaza-Gorani: [Term?]
    - Gurani: جوان‎ (jiwān), جوانە‎ (jiwāna)
    - Zazaki: ciwan (jiwān)
Southwestern Iranian:
- Middle Persian: [Term?] (/ǰuwān/, “young; a youth”)
  Manichaean: 𐫋𐫇𐫀𐫗‎ (jwʾn)
  Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ywḇʾn')
  Psalter Pahlavi: 𐮈𐮅𐮁𐮀𐮌𐮈𐮄𐮈‎ (ywbʾnyhy, “youth”)
  - Lurish:
    Bakhtiari: جوون‎ (ǰavūn)
  - Classical Persian: جوان‎ (ǰawān)
    Dari: جوان‎ (ǰawān)
    Iranian Persian: جوان‎ (ǰavān)
    Tajik: ҷавон (javon)
    - → Yagnobi: ҷувон (ǰuwon)
    - Hindustani:
      - → Urdu: جوان‎ (javān)
      - → Hindi: जवान (javān)