Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/káti

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 *kʷéti, from *kʷós. Cognate with Proto-Italic *kʷot, Proto-Hellenic *kʷotsos.

Determiner edit

*káti^[1]

how many?

Descendants edit

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *káti
- Sanskrit: कति (káti)^[2]
  - Dardic:
    - Kashmiri: کٟتؠ (kụ̄t')
  - Magadhi Prakrit:
    - Bengali: কয় (koẏ, “how many?”)
  - Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀓𑀇 (kaï)
  - Pali: kati
  - Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀓𑀤𑀺 (kadi)
Proto-Indo-Iranian: *čáti
- Avestan: 𐬗𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (caⁱti)
- Ossetian: цал (cal)

References edit

^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001) “káti”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 294
^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “káti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

[1] Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001) “káti”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 294

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

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