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𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌

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Avestan

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Etymology 1

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Compare Sanskrit प्रति (prati), Ancient Greek ποτί (potí)

Adverb

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𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (paiti)

  1. towards, to
  2. against

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *pátiš from Proto-Indo-European *pótis. Cognate with Persian بد (bed, bad, bod) and Sanskrit पति (pati).

Noun

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𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (paitim

  1. husband
  2. lord, master

References

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  • Martínez García, Javier, de Vaan, Michiel (2014) Introduction to Avestan (Brill Introductions to Indo-European Languages; 1)‎[1], Brill, →ISBN
  • Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1909) “Husband”, in An English–Avesta Dictionary[2], Bombay: The Fort Printing Press, →OCLC, page 264