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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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pornóm, from *p(t)erH- (fern).

Noun

*parnám n (stem *parna-)

  1. leaf
  2. feather, wing

Declension

neuter a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *parnám *parnáy *parnáH
vocative *párnam *párnay *párnaH
accusative *parnám *parnáy *parnáH
instrumental *parnáH *parnáybʰyā(m) *parnā́yš
ablative *parnā́t *parnáybʰyā(m) *parnáybʰyas
dative *parnā́y *parnáybʰyā(m) *parnáybʰyas
genitive *parnásya *parnáyās *parnā́naHam
locative *parnáy *parnáyaw *parnáyšu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *parnám
    • Sanskrit: पर्ण (parṇá) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *parnám
    • Central Iranian:
    • Northeastern Iranian:
      • Khotanese: (pārra)
      • Wakhi: pār
      • Khwarezmian: (pn)
      • Sogdian: 𐼾𐽀𐼻 (prn /⁠paṙn⁠/)
      • Yagnobi: (pan(n))
    • Northwestern Iranian:
      • Gurani: پەل (pal)
      • Kurdish:
        Central Kurdish: پەڕ (perr)
        Northern Kurdish: perr
    • Southeastern Iranian:
      • Pashto: بڼه f (bëṇa)
      • Munji: (pūŋ(ǵ))
      • Sarikoli: pun
      • Shughni: пӯн (pūn)
      • Yazghulami: пун (pun)
    • Southwestern Iranian:
      • Middle Persian: pr (parr)
  • Proto-Nuristani:
    • Northern Nuristani:
    • Southern Nuristani: