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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ǰʰánti

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 Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰénti.

Verb

*ǰʰánti [1]

  1. to strike, slay, kill

Descendants
  • Indo-Aryan: *źʰánti
  • Iranian: *ǰánti[2]
    • Avestan: 𐬘𐬀𐬌𐬧𐬙𐬌‎ (jaiṇti)
    • Old Persian: 𐎩𐎫𐎡𐎹 (j-t-i-y /jaⁿtiy/)
      • Middle Persian: [script needed] (znyt /zanēd/)
        • Persian: زدن‎ (zadan)
        • Parthian: 𐫋𐫗𐫏𐫅‎ (jnyd /zanēd/)
      • Manichaean Middle Persian: 𐫋𐫗𐫏𐫅‎ (jnyd /zanēd/)

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “han”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
  2. Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*ǰan”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 224-225
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