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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/HriHyáti

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 *h₃riH-yé-ti, from *h₃reyH- (“to flow”) +‎ *-yéti.

Verb

*HriHyáti

  1. to flow, stream

Descendants
  • Indo-Aryan: *HriHyáti
    • Sanskrit: रीयते (rī́yate, 3sg.med.pres)
  • Iranian: *HriHyáti (“to defecate”)[1]
    • Middle Persian: [script needed] (lytn /rīdan/)
    • Kurdish: rîtin

References
  1. Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*HraiH”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 188
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