Where does “*azini” come from?
*azini (Proto-Scythian) comes from Proto-Iranian *HaziHnah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haȷ́ʰiHnas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰ- — balk, border; edge, border.
Ancestry of “*azini”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | *HaziHnah | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Haȷ́ʰiHnas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵʰ- | balk, border; edge, border |