𐬔𐬏𐬥𐬀𐬊𐬙𐬌

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *gunáwti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gunáwti, from Proto-Indo-European *g⁽ʷ⁾u-néw-ti (new-present), from *g⁽ʷ⁾ew- (“to increase”) +‎ *-néwti.[1]

Verb

𐬔𐬏𐬥𐬀𐬊𐬙𐬌 • (gūnaoti) (root 𐬙𐬌)[2]

  1. to increase

References

  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 188
  2. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007), Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 112-3
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