Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hyaȷ́nás

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Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ-nós, from *h₁yaǵ- (“to sacrifice, worship”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἁγνός (hagnós).

    Noun

    *Hyaȷ́nás m (religion)

    1. worship
    2. sacrifice

    Declension

    masculine a-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *Hyaȷ́nas *Hyaȷ́nā *Hyaȷ́nā, -ās(as)
    vocative *Hyaȷ́na *Hyaȷ́nā *Hyaȷ́nā, -ās(as)
    accusative *Hyaȷ́nam *Hyaȷ́nā *Hyaȷ́nāns
    instrumental *Hyaȷ́nā *Hyaȷ́naybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *Hyaȷ́nāyš
    ablative *Hyaȷ́nāt *Hyaȷ́naybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *Hyaȷ́naybʰyas
    dative *Hyaȷ́nāy *Hyaȷ́naybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *Hyaȷ́naybʰyas
    genitive *Hyaȷ́nasya *Hyaȷ́nayās *Hyaȷ́nāna(H)m
    locative *Hyaȷ́nay *Hyaȷ́nayaw *Hyaȷ́nayšu

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hyaȷ́nás
      • Sanskrit: यज्ञ (yajñá) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Iranian: *Hyajnáh (see there for further descendants)

    References

    • R. Schmitt (2011) “Aryans”, in Encyclopedia Iranica Online
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