Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/riktás

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 *likʷ-tó-s, from *leykʷ- (“to leave”) +‎ *-tós.

Verb

*riktás

  1. past participle of *Hárićat (“to be left, abandoned”)

Adjective

*riktás

  1. empty, abandoned, void

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *riktás
  • Proto-Iranian: *rixtáh
    • Avestan: 𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬑𐬙𐬀 (irixta)
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