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Reconstruction:Old Persian/raivaʰ
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Old Persian
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *HraHiwáh, secondary a-stem of *HraHiwáns (whence Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙 (raēuuaṇt)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HraHiwánts (whence Sanskrit रयिवत् (rayivát)), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁i-wént-s, from *Hreh₁ís (“wealth, goods”) + *-wénts. Cognate with Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (raēuua).
Adjective
*raivaʰ
- rich, wealthy
- splendid, brilliant