Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰáHti

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰáHti

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 *bʰéh₂-ti, athematic root present of *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”).

Verb

*bʰáHti

1. to shine

Descendants

• Indo-Aryan: *bʰáHti
  • Sanskrit: भाति (bhā́ti)
• Iranian: *báHtī[1]
  • Avestan:

    Younger Avestan: 𐬟𐬭𐬀-𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬌‎‎ (fra-uuāiti‎)

References

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