Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/kanyáH

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 *ken- (“new, fresh”).

Noun

*kanyáH f

young girl, maiden

Derived terms

*kanyáH-akālas
- Proto-Iranian: *kanyáH-akārah
  - Classical Persian: کنغال (kanγāl, “(young)whore”), کنغاله (kanğâla) (ـغاله (-ğâla) is a diminutive suffix, c.f. -culus in Latin)

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *kanyáH
- Sanskrit: कन्या (kanyā́, “girl”)
  - Pali: kaññā
  - Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (kaṇṇā)
Proto-Iranian: *kanyáH
- Central Iranian
  - Old Avestan: 𐬐𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬁 (kaniiā, “girl; maiden”), 𐬐𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬁 (kaⁱniiā), 𐬐𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬈 (kaⁱne) 𐬐𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬍 (kaⁱnī, “young woman”)
    Younger Avestan: 𐬐𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬍𐬐𐬁 (kaⁱnīkā, “young woman”)
- Northeastern Iranian:
  - Ossetian: чындз (ḱynʒ)
  - Sogdo-Bactrian:
    - Bactrian: κισατο (kisato, “youngest”) (perhaps: <*kasišta <*kanyáH-ištaH)
    - Proto-Sogdic:
      - Sogdian: (/⁠kan(ā)č(ē)⁠/, “small girl”), (/⁠kančīk⁠/, “girl”)
        Manichaean script: 𐫐𐫗𐫝 (knc), 𐫞𐫗𐫝𐫐 (qnck), 𐫞𐫗𐫝𐫝𐫏 (qnccy), 𐫐𐫗𐫝𐫏𐫐 (kncyk)
        
        Syriac script: ݎܢܨܐݎ (kncʾk), ܩܢܨܩ (qncq)
      - Yagnobi: ғайк (γayk)
- Northwestern Iranian:
  - Baluchi: کج (kaj), کنشک (kinišk)
  - Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: کچ (kiç), کەنیشک (kenîşk), کیژۆڵە (kîjolle, “small girl, young girl”)
    
    Northern Kurdish: keç, kiç, kenîşk
    
    Southern Kurdish: کەنیشک (kenîşk), کِشکِڵە (kişkille, “young girl”)
- Proto-Medo-Parthian: *kanīka
  - Caspian:
    - Gilaki: کیجا (kīǰā), کيلکا (kīlkā)
    - Mazanderani: کیجا (kīǰā)
  - Old Median:
    - Alviri-Vidari: کنگ (kaneg)
    - Old Tati:
      Old Azari: کینا (kīnā)
      - Karingani: کینا (kīnā)
      - Harzani: کینه (kīna)
    - Talysh: [Term?] (/⁠kəla⁠/)
      Arabic script: کله
      
      Latin script: kəla
  - Parthian: (/⁠kanīg⁠/), (/⁠kanīžag⁠/)
    Manichaean script: 𐫑𐫗𐫏𐫃 (qnyg), 𐫑𐫗𐫏𐫝𐫃 (qnycg)
  - Proto-Zaza-Gorani:
    - Gurani: کنا (kinā), کناچێ (kināčē)
    - Zazaki: kêna, keynek
- Southwestern Iranian:
  - Middle Persian: (/⁠kanīg⁠/, “girl; maid”), (/⁠kanīzag⁠/, “small girl; maiden”)
    Manichaean script: 𐫐𐫗𐫏𐫃 (knyg), 𐫐𐫗𐫏𐫝𐫃 (knycg)
    
    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (knyk'), [Book Pahlavi needed] (knyck')
    
    Pazend script: 𐬐𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬗𐬀𐬐 (kanicak)
    - Classical Persian: کنیزک (kanīzak, “small young maid”), کنیز (kanīz, “small maiden; maidservant”)
      Dari: کنیز (kanīz, “maidservant”)
      
      Iranian Persian: کنیز (kanīz, “maidservant”)
      
      Tajik: канӣз (kanīz)
      - → Southern Kurdish: کەنیژ (kenîj, “maidservant”)
  - Lurish:
    Northern Luri: کچی (keçi, “small sister”)
    - Balagerive: کںشکلںە (kəşkelə, “small girl”)
    Bakhtiari: کنێژ (kenıj, “girl”)

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