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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/mazdʰáH

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 *mn̥sdʰh₁-éh₂, from *mensdʰh₁- (to pay attention, wisdom), possibly from *men- (to think) + *dʰeh₁- (to do, place) + *-éh₂ (deverbal noun suffix).

Noun

*mazdʰáH f[1]

  1. wisdom, intelligence

Declension

aH-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *mazdʰáH *mazdʰáy *mazdʰā́s
vocative *mazdʰay *mazdʰáy *mazdʰā́s
accusative *mazdʰā́m *mazdʰáy *mazdʰā́s
instrumental *mazdʰáyaH́ *mazdʰáHbʰyā(m) *mazdʰáHbʰiš
ablative *mazdʰáyaHs *mazdʰáHbʰyā(m) *mazdʰáHbʰyas
dative *mazdʰáyaHy *mazdʰáHbʰyā(m) *mazdʰáHbʰyas
genitive *mazdʰáyaHs *mazdʰāyās *mazdʰáHnām
locative *mazdʰáyaH(m) *mazdʰāyaw *mazdʰáHsu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *mazdʰáH
  • Proto-Iranian: *mazdáH

References

  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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