Reconstruction:Old Persian/vazdāh

This Old Persian 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.

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *wazdHā́h (“persistence, endurance”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wazdʰHā́s, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wn̥-s-dʰh₁-éh₂, from *wen-s- (“to conquer, win”) +‎ *dʰeh₁- (“to do, place”) +‎ *-éh₂ (deverbal noun suffix).

Noun

*vazdāh

1. persistence, endurance