Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/rā́nah

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 *srā́nas, from Proto-Indo-European *srḗn-s, from *sren- (“side”). Cognate with Proto-Balto-Slavic *srḗˀnas (“hip”), Old Norse strind (“side”), and possibly Latin frōns (“forehead”), Proto-West Germanic *stirniju (“forehead”).

Noun

*rā́nah m

1. side
2. thigh, loins, hip

   Synonym: *sráwniš

Derived terms

• >? *uparā́nah
  • Wakhi: brin, bᵊrín (“knee”)

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Avestan: 𐬭𐬁𐬥𐬀 (rāna, “side, part; hip, thigh”)
• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Proto-Scythian:
    • Ossetian: (“belt”)

      Digor Ossetian: ронӕ (ronæ)

      Iron Ossetian: рон (ron)

    • Proto-Saka:
      • Khotanese: [script needed] (hurā, “thigh; scarf, belt”)
      • Khotanese: [script needed] (rranä, “belt”)
  • Sogdian: (“belt”)

    Old Sogdian script: 𐼘𐼀𐼎𐼀𐼋𐼆 (rʾnʾkh)

• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Ormuri: [script needed] (rān, “hip”)
  • Proto-Pathan: [Term?] (“thigh”)
    • Pashto:

      Afridi: ورون (wrun), رون (run)

      Waziri: [script needed] (vrīn)

    • Waneci: [script needed] (wrunān)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Kurdish:
    • Central Kurdish: ڕان (ran)
    • Northern Kurdish: ran
  • Kermanic:

    Abuzeydabadi: rō

    Abyanehi, Farizandi, Hanjani, Jowshaqani, Meymehi, Qohrudi, Tarehi, Khaledabad: rūn

    Badrudi: rū

    Bidhandi, Mahallati rōn

• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Southwestern Fars: رون (run, “thigh”)
  • Middle Persian: (“thigh”)

    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (lʾn')

    • Bakhtiari: [script needed] (roun)
    • Classical Persian: ران (rān)
      • Persian: ران (rân)
      • Tajik: рон (ron)
• → Old Armenian: երանք (erankʻ, “thigh, loins”)