Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/trāsáyati

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/trāsáyati

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 *tros-éye-ti, from *tres- (“to tremble”) +‎ *-éyeti.

Verb

*trāsáyati

1. to scare, frighten

Descendants

• Indo-Aryan: *trāsáyati
  • Sanskrit: त्रासयति (trāsáyati), त्रासयते (trāsáyate)
• Iranian: *θrāháyati[1]
  • Avestan: 𐬚𐬭𐬃𐬢𐬵𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬙𐬈‎ (θrā̊ŋhaiiete)

References

1. Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*θrah (*trs)”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 393