Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ǰíHwati

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 *gʷíh₃weti, from *gʷih₃wós (“alive, living”), from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”). Cognate with Proto-Hellenic *ďṓwō, Proto-Italic *gʷīwō.

    Verb

    *ǰíHwati

    1. to live, be alive

    Inflection

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    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́íHwati
    • Proto-Iranian: *ǰíHwati
      • Central Iranian:
      • Northwestern Iranian:
      • Southwestern Iranian:
        • Old Persian: 𐎠𐎪𐎡𐎺𐎫𐎶 (a-ji-i-v-t-m /⁠ajīvatam⁠/, 3du.impf.)
          • Middle Persian: zyw-stn’ (zī(wi)stan)
    • Proto-Nuristani: *ǰīváti
      • Northern Nuristani:
        • Kamkata-viri:
          Kamviri: jǖ́-
          Kativiri: jëvé-

    Further reading

    • Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2007) “¹gai-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 3, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 105-112
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