Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/kanH-

Etymology 1
Perhaps from, infixed nasal stem of.

Root

 * 1) to love, take pleasure in

Derived terms

 * ,, in the compounds , , , , etc.
 * , in the compound
 * Parthian:
 * Manichaean:
 * , ← *dama-čana-ka-
 * Ossetian:
 * Iron: ; ,
 * Digor: ;
 * → Old Armenian:
 * Unsorted formations:
 * Manichaean:
 * , ← *dama-čana-ka-
 * Ossetian:
 * Iron: ; ,
 * Digor: ;
 * → Old Armenian:
 * Unsorted formations:
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Usage notes
Cheung remarks that the nominal derivative has become a suffix of "wish" in several languages, semantically comparable to Ancient Greek.

Etymology 2
A root of unclear origin, possibly from a root ; tentatively cognate with 🇨🇬, as well as perhaps 🇨🇬. The unetymological aspiration of the Sanskrit descendants is perhaps from analogy with another word with similar phonetics and semantics, usually assumed to be.

Root

 * 1) to dig, destroy

Derived terms

 * Unsorted formations: