Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/názdyas

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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 *nésdyos, from *nesd-, from a compound of a prefix that is perhaps cognate with Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (aná, “on, upon”) + Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“sit”).[1][2]

Adjective

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*názdyas[3]

  1. comparative degree of *názdas: nearer

Adverb

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*názdyas[4]

  1. near

Descendants

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  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *názdyas
  • Proto-Iranian: *názdyah (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 55-56
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 178-179
  3. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
  4. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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