Action nouns in *-i̯a- and a new verbal stem *jsīn- "to kill" in Khotanese

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ID2825474
AuthorsAlessandro Del Tomba (0000-0002-0509-5040, Sapienza University of Rome, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume87
Issue3
Pages479-488
Publication date2024-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0041977x24000430
OpenAlexW4404043088
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited15

This article addresses derivational issues related to palatalization in Khotanese, focusing on action nouns of the kīra- type (< *-i̯a-). It is argued that diachronic palatalization conforms to the rules of synchronic palatalization and that the origin of the hapax legomenon jsīna- "killing" (Z 13.124), which apparently violates these rules, needs to be interpreted differently. It is traced back to a reduplicated Indo-Iranian verbal stem *ǰa-ghn- (cf. Young Avestan jaɣn-) < Proto-Indo-European *gwhé-gwhn- "to strike repeatedly" → "to kill". This stem is also reflected in the Khotanese gerundive jsīñaa- "to be killed" < *dzai̯n-i̯a- ← *dzaɣn- < Iranian *ǰa-gn-. The article contributes additional evidence supporting the development of the preconsonantal voiced velar fricative *ɣ into *i̯ in pre-Khotanese

Action (physics) · Linguistics · Noun · Physics · Ancient Near East History · Linguistics and Cultural Studies · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy · Psychology

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