Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hišćáti

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 *h₂i-sḱé-ti, from *h₂eys- (“to wish, desire, seek”) +‎ *-sḱéti. Compare Proto-Slavic *jьskati.

Verb

*Hišćáti

1. to wish, desire, seek

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hiśćáti
  • Sanskrit: इच्छति (iccháti)
    • Pali: icchati
    • Prakrit: 𑀇𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇 (icchaï, “wants”) (collides with descendant of ईप्सति (īpsati, “desires to obtain”) in the sense "desires to obtain", from the root आप् (āp, “to obtain”))
      • Central Indo-Aryan:
        • Old Hindi: ईछना (īchanā)
          • Hindi: ईछना (īchnā)
          • → Hindi: इच्छना (icchanā) (semi-learned)
      • Western Indo-Aryan:
        • Old Gujarati: ईछइ (īchai)
          • Gujarati: ઇછવું (ichavũ)
          • → Gujarati: ઇચ્છવું (icchavũ) (semi-learned)
• Proto-Iranian: *Hišáti
  • Avestan: 𐬌𐬯𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (isaⁱti)
• →? Proto-Finnic: *iso (see there for further descendants)
• → Pre-Finnic?: *iša
  • Proto-Finnic: *iha
    • Finnish: ihana, ihailla, ihastua, ihanne
    • Estonian: iha