Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/tanúHs
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *tenúh₂s, from *tenuh₂- (“body”), an extension of *ten- (“to stretch”).[1][2] The reflexive use is an Indo-Iranian innovation.
Noun[edit]
*tanúHs f
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 618-9; 621-2