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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/dʰāráyati

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 *dʰor-éye-ti, from *dʰer- (“to support, hold”) +‎ *-éyeti.

Verb

*dʰāráyati

  1. causative of *dʰárati (“to hold, have”): to bear, hold

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dʰāráyati[1]
  • Proto-Iranian: *dāráyati (see there for further descendants)

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