Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́áwšati

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 *ǵéwseti (“to taste, try”).

Verb

*ȷ́áwšati

  1. to like, enjoy
  2. to be pleased

Descendants

  • Proto-Iranian: *jáwšati[1]
    • Khotanese: [script needed] (ysūṣde)
    • Middle Persian: [script needed] (dwšynd /⁠dōšēnd⁠/, 3pl.pres.ind.)

References

  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*zauš”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 473
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