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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/čáštay

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words 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 earlier *čáĉštay, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷéḱ-s-ti ~ kʷḱ-s-énti, from *kʷeḱ- (“to see, look”) +‎ *-sti.[1]

Verb

*čáštay [1]

  1. to see, look

Descendants
  • Indo-Aryan: *ćáṣtay
  • Iranian: *čáštay
    • Younger Avestan: 𐬗𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬈‎ (cašte)

References
  1. Kobayashi, Masato (2004) Historical Phonology of Old Indo-Aryan Consonants (Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa Monograph Series; 42)‎, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, →ISBN, page 76
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