Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ćaHstā́
Proto-Indo-Iranian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱéh₁s-tōr (“one who commands, directs”); from the root *ḱeh₁s- (“to teach, command, instruct”).
Noun
*ćaHstā́ m
- one who commands, directs, rules
Derived terms
- *pra-ćaHstā́
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *praśaHstā́
- Sanskrit: प्र॒शा॒स्ता (praśāstā́)
- Proto-Iranian: *pracaHstā́
- Avestan: 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬯𐬁𐬯𐬙𐬁 (frasāstā)
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *praśaHstā́