Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wačyátay

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 *wn̥k-yé-tor, innovative zero-grade ye-passive of *wenk- (“to bend”) + *-yéti.

Verb

*wačyátay

1. to be moved

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *waćyátay
  • Sanskrit: वच्यते (vacyáte)
    • Dardic:
      • Kalami: [script needed] (bač, “to go”)
    • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀇 (vaccaï)
      • Assamese: বাচিব (basibo, “to escape, be saved”)
      • Maithili: बचब (bacaba), बचाब (bacāba, “to escape, be saved”)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀇 (vaccaï)
      • Konkani: वच्चे (vacce, “to go”)
      • Marathi: वाचणे (vācṇe, “to be saved”)
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀤𑀺 (vaccadi)
      • Garhwali: बच्णु (bacṇu)
      • Hindustani:

        Hindi: बचना (bacnā, “to escape, be saved”)

        Urdu: بچنا (bacnā, “to escape, be saved”)

    • Takka Apabhramsa:
      • Punjabi: ਬਚਣਾ (bacṇā, “to escape, be saved”)