Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wáHyati

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 *wéh₁y-e-ti, from *weh₁y- (“to weave”).

Verb

*wáHyati[1]

to weave

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *wáHyati
- Sanskrit: वयति (váyati)
  - Dardic: *váyati
    - Domaaki: [script needed] (bu)
    - Northeast Pashayi: [Term?] (wayek)
    - Northwest Pashayi: [script needed] (wayek)
    - Southeast Pashayi: [script needed] (wayek)
    - Southwest Pashayi: [script needed] (wayek)
  - Helu:
    - Dhivehi: ވިޔަން‎ (viyan)
    - Sinhalese: වියනවා (viyanavā)
  - Magadhi Prakrit:
    - Assamese: বোৱা (büa)
  - Pali: vāyati

References

Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “vayⁱ”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University

[1] Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “vayⁱ”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University