kanya- f. Jungfrau, Mädchen (RV [NomSg °’ya, NomPl °yas, LokPl °yasu] +); der Stamm °ya- beruht auf dem NomSg °’ya eines ursprünglicheren *kan(i)yan-, vgl. AkkSg RV kanyanam (wohl für *an-am, AiGr II 112), GenPl RV kanınam (AiGr, a.a.0.), InstrSg $rSü kanina (Hoffm, MSS 6 [1955] 39 = HoffmA 381). Auch AV kanyala- f. ‘Jungfrau’ weist auf *kanyan- (AiGr, a.a.O. [mit Lit.]). Zur Tiefstufe kanin- ved. kanına- jung’ (RV … — [Mayrhofer, s.v. kanya-, p. 352]
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kāny
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