< Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian
Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/war(H)ana-
Proto-Iranian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *wer(h₁)on-[1].
Noun
*war(H)ana-
- lamb
Descendants
- Northeastern Iranian:
- Sogdian: [script needed] (wrʾn /warān/, “lamb”)
- Northwestern Iranian:
- Northwestern Iranian I:
- Gurani: بەران (barān, “ram”)
- Kurdish:
- Northern Kurdish: beran (barān, “ram”)
- Central Kurdish: بەران (barān, “ram”)
- Southern Kurdish: وەرەن (waran, “ram”)
- Laki: ڤەرەن (varan, “ram”)
- Northwestern Iranian I:
- Southwestern Iranian:
- Middle Persian: [script needed] (wln' /warān/, “ram”)
References
- Douglas Q. Adams (1997) Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture