Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/dʰāráyati

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *dʰor-éye-ti, from *dʰer- (to support, hold) +‎ *-éyeti.

Verb

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*dʰāráyati

  1. causative of *dʰárati (to hold, have): to bear, hold

Descendants

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  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dʰāráyati[1]
  • Proto-Iranian: *dāráyati (see there for further descendants)

References

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