Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wátati

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 *wét-a-ti, from *wet- (to be familiar with) +‎ *-ati.[1][2][3] Cognate with Middle Irish feithid (to observe, watch over, wait).

    Verb

    *wátati[3][4]

    1. to be familiar with

    Derived terms

    • *Hapiwátati (to be familiar with) (+ *Hápi (over, across, during; after))
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hapiwátati
        • Sanskrit: अपि वतेम (ápi vatema, 1pl.opt.act.), अपिवातयन्त (apivātáyanta, ptc.act.), अप्यवीवतन् (ápyavīvatan, 3pl.aor.act.)
      • Proto-Iranian: *Hapiwátati
        • Younger Avestan: 𐬀𐬞𐬌𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬙𐬀𐬵𐬈 (apiuuatahe, 2sg.pres.med.), 𐬀𐬞𐬌𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬙𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬈 (apiuuatāite, 3sg.pres.subj.med.), 𐬀𐬞𐬌𐬬𐬀𐬊𐬙𐬁𐬝 (apivaotāt̰, 3sg.aor.subj.)

    Descendants

    • Proto-Iranian: *wátati
      • Proto-Iranian: *frawátati (+ *fra-)
        • Old Avestan: 𐬟𐬭𐬀 𐬬𐬁𐬙𐬇𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬨𐬀𐬵𐬍 (fra vātə̄iiāmahī, to be familiar with, 1pl.caus.impv.), 𐬟𐬭𐬀 𐬬𐬁𐬙𐬋𐬌𐬌𐬋𐬙𐬏 (fra vātōiiōtū, 1pl.caus.impv.), 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬬𐬁𐬙𐬋𐬌𐬌𐬋𐬙і (fravātōiiōtі, 3sg.caus.impv.)
        • Khotanese: [script needed] (hot-, to be able)
        • Parthian: (to understand, know)
          Manichaean script: 𐫜𐫡𐫇𐫅𐫏𐫅 (frwdyd /⁠frawadid⁠/)
      • Proto-Iranian: *hamwátati (to hope for, believe) (+ *ham-)
      • Proto-Iranian: *wiwátati (+ *wi-)
        • Parthian: (to separate, distinguish)
          Manichaean script: 𐫇𐫏𐫇𐫅𐫏𐫅 (wywdyd /⁠wiwadid⁠/)

    References

    1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*u̯at-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN
    2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001), “vat”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 494-495
    3. 3.0 3.1 Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*u̯at”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 428-429
    4. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “vat”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University