Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/maȷ́ʰištʰas

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 *maȷ́ʰā́ (“great, big”) +‎ *-ištʰas (superlative suffix).

    Adjective

    *maȷ́ʰištʰas

    1. superlative degree of *maȷ́ʰā́ (“great, big”): greatest, biggest

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *maźʰiṣṭʰas
    • Proto-Iranian: *majištah
      • Central Iranian:
        • Avestan:
          Old Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (mazišta)
          Younger Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (masišta)
      • Northeastern Iranian:
        • >? Bactrian: μοϸτο (mošto)
      • Northwestern Iranian:
        • Old Median: *masištah (see there for further descendants)
      • Southwestern Iranian:
        • Old Persian: *maθištah (see there for further descendants)
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