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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́ʰwáyati

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 *ǵʰwéyeti, metathesized from earlier *ǵʰéw-ye-ti, from *ǵʰewH- (to call)[1][2] + *-yeti.

Verb

*ȷ́ʰwáyati

  1. to call, summon

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *źʰwáyati
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *jwáyati
    • Avestan: 𐬰𐬠𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (zbaiieiti)

References

  1. Martínez García, Javier, de Vaan, Michiel (2014) Introduction to Avestan (Brill Introductions to Indo-European Languages; 1), Brill, →ISBN, page 30
  2. Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*zauH”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 472-473
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