Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/witˢtás

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 *widtós (“seen, known”).

Verb

*witˢtás

  1. past participle of *wayd- (“to find”)

Adjective

*witˢtás

  1. found

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wittás
  • Proto-Iranian: *wictáh
    • Avestan: 𐬬𐬌𐬯𐬙𐬀 (vista)

References

  • Wodtko, Dagmar S., Irslinger, Britta, Schneider, Carolin (2008) Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon [Nouns in the Indo-European Lexicon] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, page 719
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