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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hánu

This Proto-Indo-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-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁énu. Cognate with Latin in- (“after”) and Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐌿 (inu, “without”).[1][2]

Adverb

*Hánu[2]

  1. along
  2. after, afterwards

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hánu
    • Sanskrit: अनु (ánu, “along, after, afterwards, further”)
  • Proto-Iranian: *Hánu
    • Avestan: 𐬀𐬥𐬎 (anu, “after; corresponding to”)
    • Old Persian: 𐎠𐎵𐎺 (a-nu-v /⁠anuv⁠/, “along, according to”)

References
  1. Dunkel, George E. (2014) Lexikon der indogermanischen Partikeln und Pronominalstämme [Lexicon of Indo-European Particles and Pronominal Stems] (Indogermanische Bibliothek. 2. Reihe: Wörterbücher) (in German), volume 2: Lexikon, Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH Heidelberg, →ISBN, page 241
  2. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “ánu”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 37-38
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