Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ǰʰatás

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 *gʷʰn̥-tó-s, from *gʷʰen- (“to kill”).

Adjective

*ǰʰatás

killed, slain
struck

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *źʰatás
- Sanskrit: हत (hatá)
  - Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀳𑀬 (haya)
  - Pali: hata
  - Sauraseni Prakrit: [Term?]
    - Hindi: हया (hayā)
      - ⇒ Hindi: हयना (hayanā, “to kill, strike”) (poetic)
Iranian: *ǰatáh
- Avestan: 𐬘𐬀𐬙𐬀‎ (jata)
- Old Persian: 𐎩𐎫 (jata)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “hatá (13955)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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