Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/dāráyati

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 *dʰāráyati, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰor-éye-ti, from *dʰer- (to support, hold) +‎ *-éyeti.

    Verb

    *dāráyati[1]

    1. to bear, hold

    Descendants

    • Avestan: 𐬛𐬁𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬝 (dāraiiat̰, 3sg.inj.), 𐬛𐬁𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬋 (dāraiiō, 2sg.pres.inj.med)
    • Kurdish: *dardin
      • Northern Kurdish: -dêr (as in çehvdêr), dêran (to have, to hold) (archaic)
      • Central Kurdish: داشتن (daştin), دێر- (dêr-) (past stem from Persian)
      • Southern Kurdish: داشتن (daştin), دیر- (dîr-, to have) (past stem from Persian)
    • Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹 (d-a-r-y-t-i-y /⁠dārayatiy⁠/)
      • Middle Persian: (/⁠dāštan⁠/)
        Manichaean script: 𐫅𐫀𐫢𐫤𐫗 (dʾštn)
        Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (YHSNN-tn'), [Book Pahlavi needed] (dʾštn')

    References

    1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*dar¹”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 57