Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/Habiǰáwti

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 *Habi- +‎ *ǰáwti ~ *guHánti (“to increase”).

Verb

*Habiǰáwti ~ *HabiguHánti

1. (intransitive) to increase

Derived terms

• *Habiǰawanah
  • Sogdian: 𐼰𐼱𐼵𐼰𐼴𐼻 (ʾβzʾwn /⁠(ə)bžōn⁠/, “generation”)
  • Middle Persian: (/⁠abzōn⁠/, “an increase, growth”)

    Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫁𐫉𐫇𐫗 (ʾbzwn)

    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾp̄zwn')

    • Persian: افزون (afzūn)
• *Habiǰawišnah (“increasing waxing (of the moon)”)
  • Parthian: 𐫀𐫁𐫉𐫇𐫏𐫢𐫗 (ʾbzwyšn /⁠aβzawišn⁠/)
  • Middle Persian: 𐫀𐫁𐫉𐫇𐫏𐫢𐫗 (ʾbzwyšn /⁠abzawišn⁠/)
• *Habiǰāwáyati

Descendants

• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Proto-Scythian: *aβiǧūti
    • Khotanese: *byūtä
      • ⇒ Khotanese: [script needed] (byāñä, “should be increasing, growing”, ptc.) (+ [script needed] (-āñä))
      • ⇒ Khotanese: [script needed] (byāña, “to extend, increase”, 2sg.impv.) (a secondary causative)
  • Sogdo-Bactrian:
    • Bactrian: αβζαοαδo (abzaoado, “to increase, prosper”, 3sg.subj.act.)
    • Khwarezmian: [script needed] (mβɣwyd, “to increase”)
      • ⇒ Khwarezmian: [script needed] (ʾβɣwcy, “additional”)
      • ⇒ Khwarezmian: [script needed] (ʾβɣwyk), [script needed] (ʾβɣwk /⁠aβɣuwik⁠/, “an increase, growth”)
• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Parthian: 𐫀𐫁𐫃𐫇𐫏𐫅 (ʾbgwyd /⁠aβɣawēd⁠/)
  • Middle Persian:

    Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫁𐫉𐫇𐫏𐫅 (ʾbzwyd), 𐫀𐫁𐫉𐫇𐫏𐫏𐫅 (ʾbzwyyd /⁠abzawēd⁠/)

    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾp̄zwtn' /⁠abzūdan⁠/, pres.inf.)

    • Persian: افزودن (afzudan)