Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wáždʰā

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰ-tōr ~ *uǵʰ-tr-és (“carrier”), from *weǵʰ- (“to bring, to transport”).

Noun

*wáždʰā m

1. one who carries; a carrier

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wáẓḍʰā
  • Sanskrit: वोढृ (vóḍhṛ), वोळ्हृ (vóḷhṛ, “draught animal; a horse or an ox; a carrier”)
• Proto-Iranian: *wáždā
  • Avestan: 𐬬𐬀𐬲𐬛𐬭𐬇𐬧𐬔 (važdrə̄ṇg, “conveyor, carrier”, accusative plural)