Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/riktás

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 *likʷ-tó-s, from *leykʷ- (“to leave”) +‎ *-tós.

Verb

*riktás

1. past participle of *Hárićat (“to be left, abandoned”)

Adjective

*riktás

1. empty, abandoned, void

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *riktás
  • Sanskrit: रिक्त (riktá) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *rixtáh
  • Avestan: 𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬑𐬙𐬀 (ⁱrixta)