𐎰𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹
Old Persian
Etymology
From earlier *θahatiy[1], from Proto-Iranian *cánhati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćánsati, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéns-e-ti, from *ḱens- (“to announce, proclaim”) + *-eti. Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬇𐬧𐬖𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬍 (sə̄ṇγaitī), Sanskrit शंसति (śáṃsati).[2]
Verb
𐎰𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹 (θ-a-t-i-y /θātiy/)
- to say, declare
References
- Prods Oktor Skjærvø (2016) An Introduction to Old Persian, page 34
- Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*sanh”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 334