Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/trāsáyati

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 *tros-éye-ti, from *tres- (to tremble) +‎ *-éyeti.

    Verb

    *trāsáyati

    1. causative of *trásati (to tremble (with fear); to be afraid of): to cause to tremble (with fear), frighten

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *trāsáyati
      • Sanskrit: त्रासयति (trāsáyati), त्रासयते (trāsáyate)
    • Proto-Iranian: *θrāháyati[1]
      • Avestan: 𐬚𐬭𐬃𐬢𐬵𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬙𐬈 (θrā̊ŋhaiiete)

    References

    1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*θrah (*trs)”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 393