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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/pinášti

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words 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 *pi-né-ḱ-ti ~ *pi-n-ḱ-énti, from *peyḱ- (“to hew; to stitch”) +‎ *-né-.

Verb

*pinášti

  1. to hew, cut, engrave
  2. to grind, crush

Descendants
  • Indo-Aryan: *pináṣṭi
  • Iranian: *pinášti[1]
    • Old Persian: 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎰 (a-p-i-θ /api⁽ⁿ⁾θaⁿ/, 3pl.)

References
  1. Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*pais”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 291-292
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