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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wáytˢti

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 *wéydti, from *weyd-.

Verb

*wáytˢti[1]

  1. to know

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wáytti
  • Proto-Iranian: *wáystī
    • Avestan:
      Old Avestan: 𐬬𐬋𐬌𐬯𐬙𐬁 (vōistā, 2sg.ind.perf)[2]

References
  1. Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 50
  2. Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*u̯aid1”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 408
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