Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/gawanah

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This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From *ǰáwti ~ *guHánti (“to increase”) +‎ *-nah.

Adjective

*gawanah

increasing

Derived terms

*hamagawanah^[1]
- Sogdian: (/⁠maɣōn⁠/, “whole, all, complete”)
  Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫖𐫄𐫇𐫗 (ʾmǧwn)
  
  Sogdian script: 𐼺𐼲𐼰𐼴𐼻 (mɣʾwn), 𐼺𐼲𐼴𐼻 (mɣwn), 𐼰𐼺𐼲𐼴𐼻 (ʾmɣwn)

Noun

*gawanah m

an increase, gain

Descendants

Central Iranian:
- Younger Avestan: 𐬔𐬀𐬊𐬥𐬀 m (gaona, “profit, gain, benefit, riches, increase”)

References

^ Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2016) Einführung ins Ostmitteliranische‎ (in German), Jena: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, page 20: “*hamagauna-”

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