Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/wahūnī

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

The ultimate etymology is doubtful but is probably connected to Latin vēna 'blood-vessel', via a reconstruction Proto-Italic *uesnā-.[1]

Noun

*wahūnī f

blood

Younger Avestan: 𐬬𐬊𐬵𐬎𐬥𐬀‎ (vohuna), 𐬬𐬊𐬵𐬎𐬥𐬍‎ (vohunī)
Northeastern Iranian:
- Khwarezmian: [script needed] (hwny /hūnī/)
- Sogdic:
  - Sogdian: (/xurn/)
    Buddhist: [script needed] (γwrn)
    Christian: [script needed] (xwrn)
    Manichaean: [script needed] (xwrn)
  - Yagnobi: wáxn, wáxin, waxn
Southeastern Iranian:
- Pashto: وینه‎ (wína)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Baluchi: اون‎ (ōn)
  - Middle Persian:
    Pahlavi: [script needed] (DMYA /xōn/)
    - Classical Persian: خون‎ (xūn)

References

De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “vēna”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 660.

[de_Vaan-1] De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “vēna”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 660.