Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ádʰiHayti

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 *n̥dʰí (“below, under”) + *Háyti (“to go”).

Verb

*ádʰiHayti^[1]^[2]

to go

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ádʰiHayti
- Sanskrit: अध्येति (ádhyeti, “to turn the mind towards”)
Proto-Nuristani: *ãdéti (< *ãdyáyti with dissimilatory loss of the first *y)
- Northern Nuristani:
  - Kamkata-viri:
    Kamviri: dí-
    
    Kativiri: dí-
- Southern Nuristani:
  - Ashkun: dí-
  - Tregami: di-
  - Waigali: di-

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ádhiyēti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
^ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “di”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎^[1]

[CDIAL-1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ádhiyēti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

[NEL-2] Strand, Richard F. (2016) “di”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎^[1]

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