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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́áwšati

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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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From Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwseti (to taste, try).

Verb

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*ȷ́áwšati

  1. to like, enjoy
  2. to be pleased

Descendants

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  • Proto-Iranian: *jáwšati[1]
    • Khotanese: [script needed] (ysūṣde)
    • Middle Persian: [script needed] (dwšynd /⁠dōšēnd⁠/, 3pl.pres.ind.)

References

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  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*zauš”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 473