Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/prináHti
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *pri-né-H-ti ~ *pri-n-H-énti, nasal infix present of *preyH- (“to love; to please”).
Verb
[edit]*prináHti
- to please
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *prináHti
- Proto-Iranian: *friHnáHti[3]
- Old Avestan: 𐬟𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬄𐬥𐬨𐬀𐬵𐬍 (friiąnmahī, 1pl.pres.act.), 𐬟𐬭𐬍𐬥𐬁𐬌 (frīnāi, 1sg.sub.pres.med.)
- ⇒ Proto-Iranian: *aHfriHnáHti (see there for further descendants)
References
[edit]- ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*preiH-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 490
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 182
- ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*fraiH”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 87