Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ǰáyati

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 *gʷéy-eti, from *gʷey- (“to win”) +‎ *-eti.

Verb

*ǰáyati^[1]

to win, conquer

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́áyati
- Sanskrit: जयति (jáyati) (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Iranian: *ǰayati^[2]
- Younger Avestan: 𐬘𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬌 (jaiiāi, 1sg.pres.subj.act.)

References

^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “jay”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 251
^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*ǰai”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 222

[1] Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “jay”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 251

[2] Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*ǰai”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 222

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