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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/riktás

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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 *likʷ-tó-s, from *leykʷ- (to leave) +‎ *-tós.

Verb

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*riktás

  1. past participle of *Hárićat (to be left, abandoned)

Adjective

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*riktás

  1. empty, abandoned, void

Descendants

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  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *riktás
  • Proto-Iranian: *rixtáh