Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/HyúHā

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 Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yúh₁ō.

    Adjective

    *HyúHā

    1. youthful, young

    Descendants

    • Central Iranian:
      • Avestan: 𐬫𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬥 (yauuan), 𐬫𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬥 (yuuan), 𐬫𐬏𐬥 (yūn)
    • Northeastern Iranian:
      • Ossetian: [Term?] (“young bull calf”) (>*HyúHān-akaH "young offspring")
        Digor Ossetian: иуонӕг (iwonæg)
        Iron Ossetian: иуонуг (iwonug), уӕнуг (wænug, “steer”)
      • Khotanese: [script needed] (jva-), [script needed] (jvā)
    • Southeastern Iranian:
      • Pashto: ځوان (źwā́n, źëwā́n), جوان (jawā́n)
      • Sanglechi: [script needed] (wānīc, “calf”)
    • Northwestern Iranian:
      • Baluchi: جوان (jawán)
      • Proto-Kurdish: (“young; beautiful”)
        Central Kurdish: جِوان (ciwan)
        Northern Kurdish: ciwan
        Southern Kurdish: جووان (cuwan)
      • Proto-Medo-Parthian:
        • Caspian:
          • Gilaki: جوان (jəvån)
          • Old Mazanderani: جونه (jūna)
        • Old Median:
          • Kermanic:
            • Yazdi: جون (jvun, “beautiful; young”)
            • Zoroastrian Dari: جوون (jovūn, “beautiful”)
          • Proto-Tatic:
            • Talysh: (/⁠jıvon⁠/)
              Arabic script: جوون
              Latin script: cıvon
            • Old Tati:
              Old Azari: یوان (yawān)
              • Harzani: javön
        • Parthian:
          Manichaean script: 𐫏𐫇𐫀𐫗 (ywʾn /⁠yuwān⁠/, “youth, young man”)
          • → Old Armenian: յաւանակ (yawanak), յովանակ (yovanak)
        • Proto-Zaza-Gorani:
    • Southwestern Iranian:
      • Middle Persian: (/⁠ǰuwān⁠/, “young; a youth”)
        Manichaean script: 𐫋𐫇𐫀𐫗 (jwʾn)
        Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ywḇʾn')
        Psalter Pahlavi script: 𐮈𐮅𐮁𐮀𐮌𐮈𐮄𐮈 (“youth”)
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