Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/pádyati

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/pádyati

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 *péd-ye-ti, from *ped- (“to walk, stumble”) +‎ *-yeti.

Verb

*pádyati

1. to move, go
2. to fall

Descendants

• Indo-Aryan: *pádyati
  • Sanskrit: पद्यते (pádyate)
• Iranian: *pádyati[1]
  • Younger Avestan: 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬜𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬈‎ (paiδiiāite, 3sg.pres.subj.med.)

References

1. Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*pad”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 287-288