Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰibʰā́yHa

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 *bʰi-bʰóyh₂-e ~ *bʰi-bʰih₂-ḗr, i-reduplicated stative of *bʰeyh₂- (“to fear”).[1]

Verb

*bʰibʰā́yHa[2]

to be afraid

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bibʰā́yHa
- Sanskrit: बिभाय (bibhā́ya)
Proto-Iranian: *bibā́yHa
- Avestan: 𐬠𐬌𐬡𐬌𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬵 (biβiuuāh, 3pl.pf.act.)

References

Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*bʰei̯h₂-⁰”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 72
Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “bhayⁱ”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University

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[1] Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*bʰei̯h₂-⁰”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 72

[2] Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “bhayⁱ”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University