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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰuHtás

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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 *bʰuH-tó-s, from *bʰuH- (to be).

    Verb

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    *bʰuHtás

    1. past participle of *bʰáwHati (to be)

    Adjective

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    *bʰuHtás[1]

    1. become, been

    Descendants

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    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bʰuHtás
      • Sanskrit: भूत (bhūtá, been, become) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Iranian: *buHtáh

    References

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    1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2017–2018) “Chapter XVII: Indo-Iranian”, in Klein, Jared S., Joseph, Brian D., Fritz, Matthias, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The phonology of Proto-Indo-Iranian, page 1884:PIIr. *bʰuHta-