Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/swáHdištʰas
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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 *swáHduš (“sweet”) + *-ištʰas (superlative suffix).
Adjective
*swáHdištʰas[1]
- superlative degree of *swáHduš (“sweet”): sweetest, most sweet
Descendants
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *swáHdiṣṭʰas
- Sanskrit: स्वादिष्ठ (svā́diṣṭha)
References
- ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “svādú-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University