Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰaHnúš

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 *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”).

Noun

*bʰaHnúš m

1. ray of light

Declension

consonant stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bʰaHnúš	*bʰaHnúā́w	*bʰaHnúás
vocative	*bʰaHnú	*bʰaHnúā́w	*bʰaHnúás
accusative	*bʰaHnúám	*bʰaHnúā́w	*bʰaHnúás
instrumental	*bʰaHnúáH	*bʰaHnúbʰyáH, -bʰyā́m	*bʰaHnúbʰíš
ablative	*bʰaHnúás	*bʰaHnúbʰyáH, -bʰyā́m	*bʰaHnúbʰyáH
dative	*bʰaHnúáy	*bʰaHnúbʰyáH, -bʰyā́m	*bʰaHnúbʰyáH
genitive	*bʰaHnúás	*bʰaHnúáwš	*bʰaHnúām
locative	*bʰaHnúí	*bʰaHnúáwš	*bʰaHnúsu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bʰaHnúṣ
  • Sanskrit: भानु (bhānú)
    • Tamil: பானு (pāṉu)
    • Bengali: ভানু (bhanu)
• Proto-Iranian: *baHnúš
  • Avestan: 𐬠𐬁𐬥𐬎 (bānu)

Derived terms

• *bʰaHnumánt (“luminous”)
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bʰaHnumánt
    • Sanskrit: भानुमत् (bhānumát)
  • Proto-Iranian: *baHnumánt
    • Avestan: 𐬠𐬁𐬥𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬧𐬙 (bānumaṇt)