Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/ǰáwti

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰáwti ~ *guHánti.

Verb

*ǰáwti ~ *guHánti

1. to increase, multiply

Alternative reconstructions

• *gáwti (levelling)

Derived terms

• *gawanah
• *Habiǰáwti

Descendants

• Northeastern Iranian:
  • ⇒ Khotanese: [script needed] (gvāną, “growth; birth”)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Parthian: *zawēd⁠, *gawēd
    • ⇒? Parthian: 𐫀𐫗𐫃𐫇𐫏𐫅 (ʾngwyd /⁠angawēd⁠⁠/, “to find rest, rest, remain”)
      • ⇒ Parthian: 𐫀𐫗𐫃𐫀𐫇𐫀𐫗 (ʾngʾwʾn /⁠angāwān⁠/, 2pl.pres.caus.impv.⁠), 𐫀𐫗𐫃𐫀𐫇𐫏𐫅 (ʾngʾwyd /⁠angāwēd⁠/, “to end, make an end”, 1sg.pres.caus.subj.)
    • ⇒? Parthian: 𐫇𐫉𐫇𐫏𐫅 (wzwyd /⁠wizawēd⁠⁠/, “to wilt; to be extinguished”)
      • ⇒ Parthian: 𐫇𐫉𐫀𐫇𐫏𐫅 (wzʾwyd /⁠wizāwēd⁠⁠/, “to extinguish”, 3sg.pres.caus.ind.)