Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ćráyHištʰas

This Proto-Indo-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-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From *ćriHrás (“beautiful”) +‎ *-ištʰas (superlative suffix).

Adjective

*ćráyHištʰas[1]

superlative degree of *ćriHrás (“beautiful”): most beautiful

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *śráyHiṣṭʰas
- Sanskrit: श्रेष्ठ (śréṣṭha)
  - Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (seṭṭha)
    - Konkani: शेट (śeṭ)
  - Pali: seṭṭha
  - Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (seṭṭha)
    - Gujarati: શેઠ (śeṭh)
    - Hindi: सेठ (seṭh, “merchant”)
Proto-Iranian: *cráyHištah
- Avestan: 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬙𐬀 (sraēšta)

References

Masato Kobayashi (2014) “Origin and Development of Sanskrit yy”, in Vedic and Sanskrit Historical Linguistics, volume 3, page 10

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[1] Masato Kobayashi (2014) “Origin and Development of Sanskrit yy”, in Vedic and Sanskrit Historical Linguistics, volume 3, page 10