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Avestan
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanyáH (“maiden, virgin, unmarried girl”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“new, fresh”). Cognate with Sanskrit कन्या (kanyā̀, “maiden”), Persian کنیز (kaniz).
Noun
𐬐𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬁 • (kaniiā) f
- a maiden, an unmarried girl
Yašt 12.25:
- 𐬐𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬃 𐬬𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬎 𐬟𐬆𐬜𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬃 𐬀𐬴𐬀𐬊𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬃 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬴𐬍𐬨 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬛𐬈
𐬐𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬃 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬛𐬀𐬝 𐬟𐬆𐬜𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬃 𐬀𐬴𐬀𐬊𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬃 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬴𐬍𐬨 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬛𐬈- kaniiā̊ vaŋhu fəδriiā̊ aṣ̌aoniiā̊ frauuaṣ̌īm yazamaide
kaniiā̊ ərədat̰ fəδriiā̊ aṣ̌aoniiā̊ frauuaṣ̌īm yazamaide - We worship the Fravashi of the holy maiden Vanghu-fedhri;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy maiden Eredat-fedhri.
References
- Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1909) “Maid, Maiden”, in An English–Avesta Dictionary, Bombay: The Fort Printing Press, →OCLC, page 318