Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ćr̥náwti

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 *ḱl̥néwti.

Verb

*ćr̥náwti

1. to listen, hear

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *śr̥náwti
  • Sanskrit: शृणोति (śṛṇóti)
    • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁂𑀇 (suṇei)
    • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀰𑀼𑀡𑁂𑀤𑀺 (śuṇedi) (see there for further descendants)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑀇 (suṇaï) (see there for further descendants)
    • Pali: suṇāti
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁂𑀤𑀺 (suṇedi) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *cr̥náwti
  • Younger Avestan: 𐬯𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬥𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬙𐬌 (surunaoⁱti)
  • Northern Kurdish: stirîn (“to sing”)
  • Old Persian:
    • Middle Persian: slwtn' (srūdan, “to sing, recite, play”)
      • Persian: سرودن (sorudan, “to sing”)

References

• Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*srau”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN