Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/bárjištah
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This Proto-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-Iranian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰárȷ́ʰištʰas. Equivalent to *br̥jáns + *-ištah.
Adjective edit
*bárjištah
- superlative degree of *br̥jáns (“high, tall”): highest, most elevated
Descendants edit
- Central Iranian:
- Avestan: 𐬠𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (barəzišta)
- Northwestern Iranian:
- Kurdish:
- Central Kurdish: بارِست (barist, “elevated, raised up”)
- Kurdish:
- Southwestern Iranian:
- Middle Persian: [script needed] (bʾlyst' /bālist/)[1]
References edit
- ^ MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “bālišt”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 17