Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/čyáwatay

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms 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

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *k⁽ʷ⁾yéw-e-tor, from *k⁽ʷ⁾yew-.[1]

    Verb

    *čyáwatay

    1. to move, go

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ćyáwatay
    • Proto-Iranian: *šyáwatay[2]
      • Avestan:
        Old Avestan: 𐬳𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬉 (š́auuaitē, 3sg.med.ind)
      • Kurdish:
        • Central Kurdish: چوون (çûn, to go)
        • Northern Kurdish: çûn (to go)
      • Old Persian: 𐎠𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎺 (a-š-i-y-v /⁠ašiyava⁠/, 3sg.impf)
        • Middle Persian: [script needed] (OZLWN-tn' /⁠šudan⁠/)
          • Classical Persian: شُدَن (šudan, to become)

    References

    1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*k(u̯)i̯eu̯-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 394
    2. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*či̯au”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 40