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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hišćáti

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 *h₂i-sḱé-ti, from *h₂eys- (“to wish, desire, seek”) +‎ *-sḱéti.

Verb

*Hišćáti [1]

  1. to wish, desire, seek

Descendants
  • Indo-Aryan: *Hiśćáti
    • Sanskrit: इच्छति (iccháti)
      • Pali: icchati
      • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀇𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑀺 (icchadi)
        • Hindi: ईछना (īchnā)
        • Old Gujarati: ईछइ (īchai)
  • Iranian: *Hišáti
    • Avestan: 𐬌𐬯𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌‎ (isaiti)
  • → Pre-Finnic?: *iša

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “eṣ”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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