Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/HriHyáti

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 *h₃riH-yé-ti, from *h₃reyH- (“to flow”) +‎ *-yéti.

Verb

*HriHyáti

1. to flow, stream

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *HriHyáti
  • Sanskrit: रीयते (rī́yate, 3sg.med.pres)
• Proto-Iranian: *HriHyáti (“to defecate”)
  • Middle Persian: [script needed] (lytn /⁠rīdan⁠/)
    • Persian: ریدن (ridan)
  • Northern Kurdish: rîtin