Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ćšáyti

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 *tḱéy-ti (to settle; to dwell).[1]

    Verb

    *ćšáyti[2]

    1. to live, dwell

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ṭṣáyti
    • Proto-Iranian: *šáyti[3]
      • Avestan: 𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬌𐬙𐬌 (šaēiti)

    References

    1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*tk̑ei̯-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 643-644
    2. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “kṣay [2]”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 287
    3. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*šai”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 370-371