Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/parnám

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-)

leaf
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:
  - Avestan: 𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬀 (par^əna)
- Northeastern Iranian:
  - Khotanese: [script needed] (pārra)
  - Wakhi: pār
  - Khwarezmian: [script needed] (pn)
  - Sogdian: 𐼾𐽀𐼻 (prn /⁠paṙn⁠/)
  - Yagnobi: [script needed] (pan(n))
- Northwestern Iranian:
  - Gurani: پەل (pal)
  - Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: پەڕ (perr)
    
    Northern Kurdish: perr
- Southeastern Iranian:
  - Pashto: بڼه f (bëṇa)
  - Munji: [script needed] (pūŋ(ǵ))
  - Sarikoli: pun
  - Shughni: пӯн (pūn)
  - Yazghulami: пун (pun)
- Southwestern Iranian:
  - Middle Persian: pr (parr)
    - Persian: پر (par)
    - Tajik: пар (par)
Proto-Nuristani:
- Northern Nuristani:
  - Kamkata-viri:
    Kamviri: pór
    
    Kativiri: přór
  - Prasuni: párëg
- Southern Nuristani:
  - Ashkun: pā́r