Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰaH-

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 *bʰeh₂-.

Root

*bʰaH-

to shine, be bright

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bʰaH-
- Sanskrit: भा (bhā)

Derived terms

*bʰáH
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bʰáH
  - Sanskrit: भा (bhā́)
*bʰáHti (“to be bright”)
*bʰáHas (“light, splendor, brilliance”)
*bʰáHmas
*bʰaHnam
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bʰaHnam
  - Sanskrit: भान (bhāna)
- Proto-Iranian: *baHnam
  - Ossetian: бон (bon, “day”)
  - Sarikoli: [script needed] (vuyn, “light, radiance”)
  - Wakhi: [script needed] (voyn, “fire, light”)

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