Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wačyátay

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wačyátay

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 *wn̥k-yé-tor, innovative zero-grade ya-passive of *wenk- (“to bend”) + *-yéti.[1]

Verb

*wačyátay

1. to be moved

Descendants

• Indo-Aryan: *waćyátay
  • Sanskrit: वच्यते (vacyáte)
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀤𑀺 (vaccadi)
      • Hindi: बचना (bacnā, “to be saved, escape”)
      • Punjabi: ਬਚਣਾ (bachṇā, “to be saved, escape”)

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “váñcati (11208)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press