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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Háwǰištʰas

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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 *h₂éwg-isth₂-o-s, from *h₂ewg- (to increase, enlarge) +‎ *-isth₂os.

Adjective

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*Háwǰištʰas

  1. superlative degree of *Hugrás (powerful): most powerful, strongest, mightiest

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Martínez García, Javier, de Vaan, Michiel (2014) Introduction to Avestan (Brill Introductions to Indo-European Languages; 1)‎[1], Brill, →ISBN, page 64