< Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian
Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/dʰāráyati
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Proto-Indo-Iranian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dʰor-éye-ti, from *dʰer- (“to support, hold”) + *-éyeti.
Verb
*dʰāráyati
- to bear, hold
Descendants
- Indo-Aryan: *dʰāráyati[1]
- Sanskrit: धारयति (dhāráyati) (see there for further descendants)
- Iranian: *dāráyati (see there for further descendants)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dhāráyati (6791)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press