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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wáždʰā

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 *wéǵʰ-tōr ~ *uǵʰ-tr-és (“carrier”), from *weǵʰ- (“to bring, to transport”).

Noun

*wáždʰā m[1]

  1. one who carries; a carrier

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wáẓḍʰā
  • Proto-Iranian: *wáždā
    • Avestan: 𐬬𐬀𐬲𐬛𐬭𐬇𐬧𐬔 (važdrə̄ṇg, “conveyor, carrier”, accusative plural)

References
  1. Sandell, Ryan (2014) “Compensatory Lengthening in Vedic and the Outcomes of Proto-Indo-Iranian *[az] and *[až]”, in Proceedings of the 25th Annual UCLA Indo-European Conference: October 26th and 27th, 2013‎, Los Angeles
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