Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wáždʰā

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 *wéǵʰ-tōr ~ *uǵʰ-tr-és (“carrier”), from *weǵʰ- (“to bring, to transport”).

Noun

*wáždʰā m[1]

one who carries; a carrier

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wáẓḍʰā
- Sanskrit: वोढृ (vóḍhṛ), वोळ्हृ (vóḷhṛ, “draught animal; a horse or an ox; a carrier”)
Proto-Iranian: *wáždā
- Avestan: 𐬬𐬀𐬲𐬛𐬭𐬇𐬧𐬔‎ (važdrə̄ṇg, “conveyor, carrier”, accusative plural)

References

Sandell, Ryan (2014), “Compensatory Lengthening in Vedic and the Outcomes of Proto-Indo-Iranian *[az] and *[až]”, in Proceedings of the 25th Annual UCLA Indo-European Conference: October 26th and 27th, 2013‎, Los Angeles

[1] Sandell, Ryan (2014), “Compensatory Lengthening in Vedic and the Outcomes of Proto-Indo-Iranian *[az] and *[až]”, in Proceedings of the 25th Annual UCLA Indo-European Conference: October 26th and 27th, 2013‎, Los Angeles