Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ǰíHwati

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 *gʷíh₃weti, from *gʷih₃wós (“alive, living”), from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”). Cognate with Proto-Hellenic *ďṓwō, Proto-Italic *gʷīwō.

Verb

*ǰíHwati

to live, be alive

Inflection

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Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́íHwati
- Sanskrit: जीवति (jī́vati) (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Iranian: *ǰíHwati
- Central Iranian:
  - Avestan: 𐬘𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (juuaⁱti)
- Northwestern Iranian:
  - Northern Kurdish: jîyan, ژِیان (jiyan)
- Southwestern Iranian:
  - Old Persian: 𐎠𐎪𐎡𐎺𐎫𐎶 (a-ji-i-v-t-m /⁠ajīvatam⁠/, 3du.impf.)
    - Middle Persian: zyw-stn’ (zī(wi)stan)
      - Persian: زیستن (zistan)
Proto-Nuristani: *ǰīváti
- Northern Nuristani:
  - Kamkata-viri:
    Kamviri: jǖ́-
    
    Kativiri: jëvé-