Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/gaHtʰás

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 *g⁽ʷ⁾eH-tHó-s, from *g⁽ʷ⁾eH- (“to sing, cry”) +‎ *-tHós. Surface analysis is *gaH- +‎ *-tʰás.

Noun

*gaHtʰás m

song

Declension

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*gaHtʰás	*gaHtʰā́	*gaHtʰā́, -ā́s(as)
vocative	*gaHtʰa	*gaHtʰā́	*gaHtʰā́, -ā́s(as)
accusative	*gaHtʰám	*gaHtʰā́	*gaHtʰā́ns
instrumental	*gaHtʰā́	*gaHtʰáybʰyaH, -ā́bʰyām	*gaHtʰā́yš
ablative	*gaHtʰā́t	*gaHtʰáybʰyaH, -ā́bʰyām	*gaHtʰáybʰyas
dative	*gaHtʰā́y	*gaHtʰáybʰyaH, -ā́bʰyām	*gaHtʰáybʰyas
genitive	*gaHtʰásya	*gaHtʰáyās	*gaHtʰā́na(H)m
locative	*gaHtʰáy	*gaHtʰáyaw	*gaHtʰáyšu

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *gaHtʰás
- Sanskrit: गाथ (gāthá)
Iranian: *gaHtáh
- Khotanese: [script needed] (gāha)

Derived terms

*gaHtʰáH f
- Indo-Aryan: *gaHtʰáH
  - Sanskrit: गाथा (gāthā́)
    - Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀕𑀸𑀳𑀸 (gāhā)
    - Pali: gāthā
    - Sauraseni Prakrit: [Term?]
      - Awadhi: गाहा (gāhā)
      - Old Gujarati: गाह (gāha)
- Iranian: *gaHθáH
  - Avestan: 𐬔𐬁𐬚𐬁‎ (gāθā)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “gāˊthā (4126)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.