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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/smárati

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 *(s)mér-e-ti, from *(s)mer- (“to remember”) +‎ *-eti (thematic present suffix).

Verb

*smárati [1]

  1. to remember, recollect

Descendants
  • Indo-Aryan: *smárati
    • Sanskrit: स्मरति (smárati)
    • Middle Indo-Aryan:
      • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
        • Assamese: সোঁবৰ্ (xõwar)
      • Pali: sumarati, sarati (“to remember”)
  • Iranian: *smárati
    • Avestan: 𐬯𐬨𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌‎ (smaraiti), 𐬨𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬌‎ (marəṇti, 3pl.)
    • Central Kurdish: ژماردن‎ (žmārdin, “to count”)
    • Middle Persian: [Term?]
    • Pashto: شمېرل‎ (śmerë́l, “to count”)

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