Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́áwšati

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́áwšati

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 *ǵéwseti (“to taste, try”).

Verb

*ȷ́áwšati

1. to like, enjoy
2. to be pleased

Descendants

• Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́áwṣati
  • Sanskrit: जोषति (jóṣati)
• Iranian: *ĵáwšati[1]
  • Khotanese: [script needed] (ysūṣde)
  • Middle Persian: [script needed] (dwšynd /dōšēnd/, 3pl.pres.ind.)

References

1. Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*zauš”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 473