Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hyáȷ́ati

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 *h₁yáǵ-e-ti, from *h₁yaǵ-.

    Verb

    *Hyáȷ́ati

    1. to worship, sacrifice

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hyáȷ́ati
      • Sanskrit: यजति (yájati) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Iranian: *Hyájati[1]
      • Younger Avestan: 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (yazaiti)
        • Middle Persian:
          Manichaean script: 𐫏𐫉𐫏𐫏𐫅 (yzyyd)
          Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (YḎBHWN-tn' /⁠yaštan⁠/), [Book Pahlavi needed] (yzm /⁠yazam⁠/, 1sg.pres.)
      • Khotanese: [script needed] (gyaṣ-)
      • Sogdian: 𐼀𐼊𐼈𐼚𐼊 (ʾyzty)
      • Parthian: 𐭉𐭔𐭕𐭂 (yštg, to venerate, perf.pass.)
      • Old Persian: 𐎹𐎭𐎫𐎡𐎹 (y-d-t-i-y /⁠yadataiy⁠/)
      • Old Armenian: յազեմ (yazem)

    References

    1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*i̯az”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN