Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/kr̥náwti

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 *kʷr̥-néw-ti ~ *kʷr̥-nw-énti, from *kʷer- (“to do, make”) +‎ *-néwti.

Verb

*kr̥náwti

1. to do, make

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *kr̥náwti
  • Vedic Sanskrit: कृणोति (kṛṇóti)
    • Later Sanskrit: करोति (karóti) (< *kr̥róti < kr̥ṇóti) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *kr̥náwti
  • Younger Avestan: 𐬐𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬙𐬌 (kər^ənaoⁱti, “makes, does”)
  • Old Persian: 𐎤𐎢𐎴𐎢𐎫𐎡𐎹 (ku-u-n-u-t-i-y /⁠kunautiy⁠/)
    • Middle Persian:

      Manichaean script: 𐫐𐫇𐫗𐫏𐫅 (kwnyd)

• Proto-Nuristani: *kunóti
  • Northern Nuristani:
    • Kamkata-viri:

      Kamviri: ku

      Kativiri: ku

  • Southern Nuristani:
    • Ashkun: ko
    • Waigali: kõ
• → Proto-Permic: *karni (see there for further descendants)