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Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/wahūnī

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

The ultimate etymology is doubtful but is probably connected to Latin vēna 'blood-vessel', via a reconstruction Proto-Italic *uesnā-.[1]

Noun

*wahūnī f

  1. blood
  • Younger Avestan: 𐬬𐬊𐬵𐬎𐬥𐬀 (vohuna), 𐬬𐬊𐬵𐬎𐬥𐬍 (vohunī)
  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Khwarezmian: [script needed] (hwny /⁠hūnī⁠/)
    • Sogdic:
      • Sogdian: (/⁠xurn⁠/)
        Buddhist: [script needed] (γwrn)
        Christian: [script needed] (xwrn)
        Manichaean: [script needed] (xwrn)
      • Yagnobi: wáxn, wáxin, waxn
  • Southeastern Iranian:
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Baluchi: اون (ōn)
    • → Middle Persian:
      • Pahlavi: [script needed] (DMYA /⁠xōn⁠/)
        • Classical Persian: خون (xūn)

References

  1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “vēna”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 660.
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