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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Háwǰištʰas

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 *h₂éwg-isth₂-o-s, from *h₂ewg- (“to increase, enlarge”) +‎ *-isth₂os.

Adjective

*Háwǰištʰas

  1. superlative degree of *Hugrás (“powerful”): most powerful, strongest, mightiest

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Háwȷ́iṣṭʰas
  • Proto-Iranian: *Háwǰištah
    • Avestan: 𐬀𐬊𐬘𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (aojišta)[1]

References
  1. Martínez García, Javier, de Vaan, Michiel (2014) Introduction to Avestan (Brill Introductions to Indo-European Languages; 1)‎, Brill, →ISBN, page 64
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