Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hárǰʰati

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 *h₂elgʷʰ- (“to cost, have value”).

Verb

*Hárǰʰati

1. to be worth, have value; to cost

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hárźʰati
  • Sanskrit: अर्हति (árhati, “to be worth”)
    • Pali: arahati (“to deserve”)
• Proto-Iranian: *Hárǰati
  • Avestan: 𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬘𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (ar^əjaⁱti, “to be worth”)
  • Gurani: ئێژای (ɛžāy, “to be worth”), ئێژ- (ɛž-)
  • Kurdish:

    Northern Kurdish: hêjan (“to be worth”), hêj-

    Central Kurdish: ئەژیان (ejyan), ئەژ- (ej-), ھەژیان (hejyan, “to be worth”), ھەژ- (hej-)

  • Persian: ارزیدن (arzidan, “to cost, to be of value”), ارز- (arz-)
  • → Old Armenian: արժեմ (aržem)