Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/pipā́yHa

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 *pi-póyh₂-e ~ *pi-pih₂-ḗr, i-reduplicated stative of *peyh₂- (to swell (with milk); to be swollen, fat).[1]

Verb edit

*pipā́yHa

  1. to be swollen (with milk)

Descendants edit

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *pipā́yHa
    • Sanskrit: पीपाय (pīpā́ya, is swollen, bristling, 3sg.act.)
  • Proto-Iranian: *pipáyHa

References edit

  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “1. *peiH-¹”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 464