Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ćšáytram

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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

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Etymology

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    Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytrom or, per Lubotsky, *tḱéy-tRo-, from *tḱey- (to settle, to cultivate).

    Noun

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    *ćšáytram n[1][2]

    1. land, region

    Declension

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    neuter a-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *ćšáytram *ćšáytray *ćšáytraH
    vocative *ćšáytram *ćšáytray *ćšáytraH
    accusative *ćšáytram *ćšáytray *ćšáytraH
    instrumental *ćšáytrā *ćšáytraybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *ćšáytrāyš
    ablative *ćšáytrāt *ćšáytraybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *ćšáytraybʰyas
    dative *ćšáytrāy *ćšáytraybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *ćšáytraybʰyas
    genitive *ćšáytrasya *ćšáytrayās *ćšáytrāna(H)m
    locative *ćšáytray *ćšáytrayaw *ćšáytrayšu

    Descendants

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    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ṭṣáytram
    • Proto-Iranian: *šáyθram
      • Avestan: 𐬱𐬋𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 (šōiθra)
      • Khotanese: [script needed] (kṣīra)
      • Tumshuqese: [script needed] (xšera)

    References

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    1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kṣḗtra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press