Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hyaštā́

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 *h₁yaǵ-tōr ~ *h₁iǵ-tr-és (“one who worships, worshipper”); from the root *h₁yaǵ- (“to worship”).

Noun

*Hyaštā́ m[1]

  1. worshipper, one who worships

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hyaṣṭā́
  • Proto-Iranian: *Hyaštā́

References

  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “yaj-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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