Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰinátˢti

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰinátˢti

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰinédti (“to be splitting”). Cognate with Proto-Italic *findō.

Verb

*bʰinátˢti[1]

1. to split, break

Descendants

• Indo-Aryan: *bʰinátti
  • Vedic Sanskrit: भिनत्ति (bhinátti)

References

1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “bhed”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University