Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wačyátay

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 Proto-Indo-European *wn̥k-yé-tor, innovative zero-grade ye-passive of *wenk- (“to bend”) + *-yéti.^[1]

Verb

*wačyátay

to be moved

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *waćyátay
- Sanskrit: वच्यते (vacyáte)
  - Dardic:
    - Kalami: (bač, “to go”)
  - Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀇 (vaccaï)
    - Assamese: বাচিব (basibo, “to escape, be saved”)
    - Maithili: बचब (bacaba), बचाब (bacāba, “to escape, be saved”)
  - Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀇 (vaccaï)
    - Konkani: वच्चे (vacce, “to go”)
    - Marathi: वाचणे (vācṇe, “to be saved”)
  - Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀤𑀺 (vaccadi)
    - Garhwali: बच्णु (bacṇu)
    - Hindustani:
      Hindi: बचना (bacnā, “to escape, be saved”)
      
      Urdu: بچنا (bacnā, “to escape, be saved”)
  - Takka Apabhramsa:
    - Punjabi: ਬਚਣਾ (bacṇā, “to escape, be saved”)

References

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

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

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wačyátay

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Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

Verb

Descendants

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