Reconstruction:Old Median/θanǰáyati

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Reconstruction:Old Median/θanǰáyati

This Old Median entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Median

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *θanǰáyati.

Verb

*θanǰáyati

1. to draw (water)

Descendants

• Middle Median: *hanǰēd
  • Kermanic: (“to irrigate”)

    Gazi: [script needed] (enj-)

    Khuri, Soi: [script needed] (henj-)

  • Tatic:
    • Central Tati: (h)enj-
    • Southern Tati: hönj-
    • Talysh: [script needed] (hinj-), [script needed] (xənj-)
  • → Middle Persian:

    Book Pahlavi: 𐮴𐮵𐮿𐯍𐮲𐯁‎ (hncyt /hanǰēd/, “to draw (water)”)

    • Persian: هنجیدن‎ (hanjīdan)
• Semnani: [script needed] (inj-)