Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/HastčiHwánts

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Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

Per Lubotsky, a compound of Proto-Indo-Iranian *HástʰH (“bone”) and the derivative of Proto-Indo-European *(s)kiHu- (“shin”). The first element is from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁. According to Martirosyan, the second element is independently reflected in Old Armenian ճիւ (čiw), an Iranian borrowing; compare also Proto-Slavic *cě̄và (“shin, bobbin”).

Noun

*HastčiHwánts m

  1. the shin, lower part of the leg

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References

  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2005) “On Armenian čiw ‘shank’”, in Iran and the Caucasus‎, volume 9, number 1, pages 81–84
  • Lubotsky, Alexander (2002) “The Indo-Iranian Word for ‘shank, shin’”, in Journal of the American Oriental Society‎, volume 122, number 2, pages 318–324
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