Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/kácištah

This Proto-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *káćištʰas. Equivalent to *kacúš +‎ *-ištah. Cognate with Ancient Greek κάκιστος (kákistos).

Adjective

*kácištah

superlative degree of *kacúš (“small, less”): smallest, least

Descendants

Central Iranian:
- Younger Avestan: 𐬐𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀‎ (kasišta)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Parthian: (/kasišt/)
  Manichaean: 𐫞𐫘𐫏𐫢𐫤‎ (qsyšt), 𐫐𐫘𐫏𐫢𐫤‎ (ksyšt)
Southwestern Iranian:
- Middle Persian:
  Book Pahlavi: [Term?] (/kasist, kēhist/)