Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/maȷ́ʰištʰas

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 *maȷ́ʰā́ (“great, big”) +‎ *-ištʰas (superlative suffix).

Adjective

*maȷ́ʰištʰas

superlative degree of *maȷ́ʰā́ (“great, big”): greatest, biggest

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *maźʰiṣṭʰas
- Sanskrit: महिष्ठ (mahiṣṭha)
Proto-Iranian: *majištah
- Central Iranian:
  - Avestan:
    Old Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (mazišta)
    
    Younger Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (masišta)
- Northeastern Iranian:
  - >? Bactrian: μοϸτο (mošto)
- Southwestern Iranian:
  - Old Persian: 𐎶𐎰𐎡𐏁𐎫 (m-θ-i-š-t /⁠maθištaʰ⁠⁠⁠/) (see there for further descendants)

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