Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/pstánas

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Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pstén-o-s.

Noun

*pstánas f

  1. breast
  2. teat, nipple

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *(p)stánas m
    • Sanskrit: स्तन (stána, “breast of a woman; nipple”) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *pstānáh (from PIE *pston-ó-s)
    • Avestan: 𐬟𐬱𐬙𐬁𐬥𐬀 m (fštāna, “breast of a woman”)
    • Middle Persian: pystʾn' (pestān, “breast”)
    • Sogdian: (ʾštnh /⁠əštana⁠/, “breast”)
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