Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/mriyátay

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 earlier *mr̥yátay, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥-yé-tor, from *mer- (“to die”).

Verb

*mriyátay

to die

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *mriyátay
- Sanskrit: म्रियते (mriyáte)
  - Dardic:
    - Gawar-Bati: [script needed] (mi)
    - Khowar: [script needed] (brik)
    - Kohistani Shina: [script needed] (miryōnu)
    - Northeast Pashayi: [script needed] (bli)
    - Kashmiri: مَرُن (marun)
    - Northwest Pashayi: [script needed] (le)
    - Shina: [script needed] (miroiki)
    - Shumashti: [script needed] (lī)
    - Southeast Pashayi: [script needed] (le)
  - Helu Prakrit:
    - Sinhalese: මියනවා (miyanawā)
  - Pali: mīyati, miyyati
Proto-Iranian: *mriyátay
- Avestan: 𐬨𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬙𐬈 (miriiete, 3sg.pres.med.ind.)
- Old Persian: 𐎠𐎶𐎼𐎡𐎹𐎫𐎠 (a-m-r-i-y-t-a /⁠am(a)riyatā⁠/, 3sg.impf.med.ind.)
Proto-Nuristani: *mriyáte
- Northern Nuristani:
  - Kamkata-viri:
    Kamviri: mře
    
    Kativiri: mře
- Southern Nuristani:
  - Ashkun: mře
  - Waigali: mře

References

Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*mar¹”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 264-5