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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/slagžʰnás

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 *slágžʰati (“to slip, slide”) +‎ *-nás.

Adjective

*slagžʰnás[1]

  1. soft, tender
  2. smooth, slippery

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *slagẓʰnás
  • Proto-Iranian: *(h)lagžnáh[1]
    • Ossetian: (“smooth, polished”)
      Digor Ossetian: лигъз (liǧz)
      Iron Ossetian: лӕгъз (læǧz)
    • Parachi: لهنو (lhanȫ, “slippery”)
    • Pashto: لغزن (laǧzën, “slippery”)
    • Persian: لشن (lašan, “soft, smooth”)
    • Tajik: лағжонак (laġžonak)

References
  1. Morgenstierne, Georg (1929, 1938) “lhanȫ”, in Vol. I: Parachi and Ormuri, Vol. II: Iranian Pamir Languages (Indo-Iranian Frontier Languages), Oslo: Instituttet for Sammenlignende Kulturforskning; H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), page 269: “*(h)laxšna-”
  2. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “ślakṣṇá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 673
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