Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/káti

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 *kʷéti, from *kʷós. Cognate with Proto-Italic *kʷot, Proto-Hellenic *kʷotsos.

Determiner

*káti[1]

how many?

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *káti
- Sanskrit: कति (káti)[2]
  - Dardic: [Term?]
    - Kashmiri: کٟتؠ‎ (kụ̄t')
  - Magadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
    - Bengali: কয় (kôy, “how many?”)
  - Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀓𑀇 (kaï)
  - Pali: kati
  - Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀓𑀤𑀺 (kadi)
Indo-Iranian: *čáti
- Avestan: 𐬗𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌‎ (caiti)

References

Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001), “káti”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 294
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “káti (2694)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

[1] Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001), “káti”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 294

[2] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “káti (2694)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press