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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ǰʰatás

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 Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰn̥-tó-s, from *gʷʰen- (“to kill”).

Verb

*ǰʰatás

  1. past participle of *ǰʰánti (“to kill, strike”)

Adjective

*ǰʰatás

  1. killed, slain
  2. struck

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *źʰatás
    • Sanskrit: हत (hatá)
      • Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀳𑀢 (hata)
        • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀳𑀅 (haa)
        • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀳𑀤 (hada)
          • Hindi: हया (hayā)
            • ⇒ Hindi: हयना (haynā, “to kill, strike”) (poetic)
      • Pali: hata
      • → Telugu: హతము (hatamu)
  • Proto-Iranian: *ǰatáh
    • Avestan: 𐬘𐬀𐬙𐬀 (jata)
    • Old Persian: 𐎩𐎫 (jata)

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hatá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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