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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hyaȷ́nás

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 *h₁yaǵ-nós, from *h₁yaǵ- (to sacrifice, worship). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἁγνός (hagnós).

Noun

*Hyaȷ́nás m (religion)

  1. worship
  2. sacrifice

Declension

masculine a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *Hyaȷ́nas *Hyaȷ́nā *Hyaȷ́nā, -ās(as)
vocative *Hyaȷ́na *Hyaȷ́nā *Hyaȷ́nā, -ās(as)
accusative *Hyaȷ́nam *Hyaȷ́nā *Hyaȷ́nāns
instrumental *Hyaȷ́nā *Hyaȷ́naybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *Hyaȷ́nāyš
ablative *Hyaȷ́nāt *Hyaȷ́naybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *Hyaȷ́naybʰyas
dative *Hyaȷ́nāy *Hyaȷ́naybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *Hyaȷ́naybʰyas
genitive *Hyaȷ́nasya *Hyaȷ́nayās *Hyaȷ́nāna(H)m
locative *Hyaȷ́nay *Hyaȷ́nayaw *Hyaȷ́nayšu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hyaȷ́nás
    • Sanskrit: यज्ञ (yajñá) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *Hyajnáh (see there for further descendants)

References

  • R. Schmitt (2011) “Aryans”, in Encyclopedia Iranica Online
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