Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/dāráyati

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰāráyati, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰor-éye-ti, from *dʰer- (“to support, hold”) +‎ *-éyeti.

Verb

*dāráyati[1]

to bear, hold

Descendants

Avestan: 𐬛𐬁𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬝‎ (dāraiiat̰, 3sg.inj.)
Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹 (d-a-r-y-t-i-y /dārayatiy/)
- Middle Persian: (/dāštan/)
  Manichaean: 𐫅𐫀𐫢𐫤𐫗‎ (dʾštn)
  Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (YHSNN-tn'), [Book Pahlavi needed] (dʾštn')
  - Classical Persian: [Term?]
    - Persian: داشتن‎ (dâštan)
    - Tajik: доштан (doštan)

References

Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*dar¹”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 57

[1] Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*dar¹”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 57