Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/priHnáHti
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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 edit
Etymology edit
From *priH-n-éh₁(ye)-ti, denominal stative of an n-stem, from *preyH- (“to love; to please”). Parallel denominal construction with *priHaHyatáy, whence Sanskrit प्रियायते (priyāyáte).[1]
Verb edit
*priHnáHti
- to please
Descendants edit
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *priHnáHti
- Sanskrit: प्रीणाति (prīṇā́ti)
- Proto-Iranian: *friHnáHti[2]
- Old Avestan: 𐬟𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬄𐬥𐬨𐬀𐬵𐬍 (friiąnmahī, 1pl.pres.act.), 𐬟𐬭𐬍𐬥𐬁𐬌 (frīnāi, 1sg.sub.pres.med.)
- ⇒ Proto-Iranian: *aHfriHnáHti (see there for further descendants)
References edit
- ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*preiH-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 87
- ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*fraiH”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 87