Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/ǰáwti

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰáwti ~ *guHánti.

Verb

*ǰáwti ~ *guHánti[1][2][3]

  1. to increase, multiply

Alternative reconstructions

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Khotanese: [script needed] (gvāną, growth; birth)
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Parthian: *zawēd⁠, *gawēd
      • ? Parthian: 𐫀𐫗𐫃𐫇𐫏𐫅 (ʾngwyd /⁠angawēd⁠⁠/, to find rest, rest, remain)
        • Parthian: 𐫀𐫗𐫃𐫀𐫇𐫀𐫗 (ʾngʾwʾn /⁠angāwān⁠/, 2pl.pres.caus.impv.⁠), 𐫀𐫗𐫃𐫀𐫇𐫏𐫅 (ʾngʾwyd /⁠angāwēd⁠/, to end, make an end, 1sg.pres.caus.subj.)
      • ? Parthian: 𐫇𐫉𐫇𐫏𐫅 (wzwyd /⁠wizawēd⁠⁠/, to wilt; to be extinguished)
        • Parthian: 𐫇𐫉𐫀𐫇𐫏𐫅 (wzʾwyd /⁠wizāwēd⁠⁠/, to extinguish, 3sg.pres.caus.ind.)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*gau (*ǰau) ‘to increase’”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2007) “*⁴gau- : gu-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 3, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 226-228
  3. ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2007) “*⁵gau- : gū-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 3, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 228