𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬑𐬆𐬥𐬀𐬵
Avestan
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *ráyxnah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ráyknas, from Proto-Indo-European *lóykʷ-no-s[1], from *leykʷ- (“to leave”). Cognate with Sanskrit रेक्णस् (rékṇas), Old High German lēhan (“loan, tenure”).
Noun
𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬑𐬆𐬥𐬀𐬵 • (raēxənah) n
- inheritance, heritage
References
- Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University