Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/rijáti

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 *riȷ́ʰáti, from Proto-Indo-European *liǵʰ-é-ti, from *leyǵʰ- +‎ *-éti.

Verb

*rijáti[1]

to lick

Descendants

Younger Avestan: 𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬭𐬌𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬈‎ (raērizaite, 3sg.mid.)
Khotanese: [script needed] (rrīś)
Kurdish: alîstin
Middle Persian:
Pahlavi: [script needed] (lst /list/)
- Persian: لیسیدن‎ (līsīdan)
Sogdian: [script needed] (rys)

References

Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*raiz¹”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 310-311

[1] Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*raiz¹”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 310-311