Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hwásati

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 *h₂wéseti, from *h₂wes- (“to dwell”) +‎ *-eti (thematic present suffix).

Verb

*Hwásati

to dwell, live
to stay, spend the night

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hwásati^[1]
- Sanskrit: वसति (vásati, “to dwell”, 3sg.act.) (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Iranian: *Hwáhati^[2]
- Avestan: 𐬬𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (vaŋhaⁱti, “to dwell, remain”, 3sg.pres.act.)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vásati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*Hṷah²”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 202-203

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vásati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

[Cheung-2] Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*Hṷah²”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 202-203

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