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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ǰáyati

This Proto-Indo-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-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷéy-eti, from *gʷey- (“to win”) +‎ *-eti.

Verb

*ǰáyati[1]

  1. to win, conquer

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́áyati
    • Sanskrit: जयति (jáyati) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *ǰayati[2]
    • Younger Avestan: 𐬘𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬌 (jaiiāi, 1sg.pres.subj.act.)

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “jay”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 251
  2. Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*ǰai”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 222
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