Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ǰʰatás

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

    From Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰn̥-tó-s, from *gʷʰen- (“to kill”).

    Verb

    *ǰʰatás

    1. past participle of *ǰʰánti (“to kill, strike”)

    Adjective

    *ǰʰatás

    1. killed, slain
    2. struck

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *źʰatás
      • Sanskrit: हत (hatá)
        • Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀳𑀢 (hata)
          • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀳𑀅 (haa)
          • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀳𑀤 (hada)
            • Hindi: हया (hayā)
              • ⇒ Hindi: हयना (haynā, “to kill, strike”) (poetic)
        • Pali: hata
        • → Telugu: హతము (hatamu)
    • Proto-Iranian: *ǰatáh
      • Avestan: 𐬘𐬀𐬙𐬀 (jata)
      • Old Persian: 𐎩𐎫 (jata)

    References

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