Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wítastiš

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

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Noun edit

*wítastiš f

span (as a measure of length)

Descendants edit

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wítastiṣ
- Sanskrit: वितस्ति (vítasti) (measure of length; span between thumb and little finger)
  - Pali: vidatthi
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Hindi: बित्ता (bittā)
Proto-Iranian: *wítastiš
- Younger Avestan: 𐬬𐬍𐬙𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬌 (vītasti)
- Gurani: ۋیەسە (ʋiyasa)
- Kurdish:
  Northern Kurdish: bihust, bost
  
  Central Kurdish: بست (bist)
  
  Southern Kurdish: بِنگِس (bingis), بِنگِز (bingiz)
- Middle Persian: [script needed] (wt(y)st /⁠widest⁠/)
  - Persian: بدست (bedast)
- Pashto: لوېشت (lwešt), ولېشت (wlešt)