Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/cáčati

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćáčati, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱék-e-ti, from *ḱek- (“to be able, capable”) +‎ *-eti.

Verb

*cáčati

1. to be prepared, fit, ready

Related terms

• *cāčáyati

Descendants

• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Bactrian: σαχα- (saxa-, “to be assessed”)
  • Ossetian: (“to get stuck in”)

    Digor Ossetian: сӕдзун (sæʒun)

    Iron Ossetian: сӕдзын (sæʒyn)

• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Parthian: (“to be prepared, fitting, ready”)

    Manichaean script: 𐫘𐫝𐫏𐫅 (scyd /⁠sajēd⁠/)

• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Middle Persian: (/⁠sazēd⁠/, “to be fitting, becoming, necessary”)

    Manichaean script: 𐫘𐫉𐫏𐫅 (szyd)

    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (scyt)