Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hwásati
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéseti, from *h₂wes- (“to dwell”) + *-eti (thematic present suffix).
Verb[edit]
*Hwásati
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hwásati[1]
- Sanskrit: वसति (vásati, “to dwell”, 3sg.act.)
- Sanskrit: वसति (vásati, “to dwell”, 3sg.act.)
- Proto-Iranian: *Hwáhati[2]
- Avestan: 𐬬𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (vaŋhaiti, “to dwell, remain”, 3sg.pres.act.)
References[edit]
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vásati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*Hṷah²”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 202-203