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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰárȷ́ʰištʰas

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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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Adjective

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*bʰárȷ́ʰištʰas[1]

  1. superlative degree of *bʰr̥ȷ́ʰáns (high, tall): highest, most elevated

Descendants

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  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bárźʰiṣṭʰas
  • Proto-Iranian: *bárjištah (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “bárhis.t.ha-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University