Reconstruction:Old Median/θanǰayati

This Old Median 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.

Old Median

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *θanǰáyati.

Verb

*θanǰayati

1. to draw (water)

Descendants

• Middle Median: *hanǰēd
  • Kermanic: (“to irrigate”)

    Gazi: [script needed] (enj-)

    Khuri, Soi: [script needed] (henj-)

  • Tatic:
    • Central Tati: (h)enj-
    • Southern Tati: hönj-
    • Talysh: [script needed] (hinj-), [script needed] (xənj-)
  • → Middle Persian:

    Book Pahlavi script: 𐮴𐮵𐮿𐯍𐮲𐯁 (hncyt /⁠hanǰēd⁠/, “to draw (water)”)

    • Persian: هنجیدن (hanjidan)
• Semnani: [script needed] (inj-)