Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ǰʰatás

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 Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰn̥-tó-s, from *gʷʰen- (“to kill”).

Verb edit

*ǰʰatás

past participle of *ǰʰánti (“to kill, strike”)

Adjective edit

*ǰʰatás

killed, slain
struck

Descendants edit

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *źʰatás
- Sanskrit: हत (hatá)
  - Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀳𑀢 (hata)
    - Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀳𑀅 (haa)
    - Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀳𑀤 (hada)
      - Hindi: हया (hayā)
        ⇒ Hindi: हयना (haynā, “to kill, strike”) (poetic)
  - Pali: hata
  - → Telugu: హతము (hatamu)
Proto-Iranian: *ǰatáh
- Avestan: 𐬘𐬀𐬙𐬀 (jata)
- Old Persian: 𐎩𐎫 (jata)

References edit

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hatá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press