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-)

1. leaf
2. feather, wing

Declension

neuter a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*parnám	*parnáy	*parnáH
vocative	*parnám	*parnáy	*parnáH
accusative	*parnám	*parnáy	*parnáH
instrumental	*parnā́	*parnáybʰyaH, -ā́bʰyām	*parnā́yš
ablative	*parnā́t	*parnáybʰyaH, -ā́bʰyām	*parnáybʰyas
dative	*parnā́y	*parnáybʰyaH, -ā́bʰyām	*parnáybʰyas
genitive	*parnásya	*parnáyās	*parnā́na(H)m
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)
    • Northern Kurdish: perr (pař)
  • 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