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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hráȷ́ištʰas

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 *h₃réǵ-isth₂-o-s, from *h₃reǵ- (“straight”) +‎ *-isth₂os.

Adjective

*Hráȷ́ištʰas[1]

  1. superlative degree of *Hr̥ȷ́úš (“straight, correct”): straightest

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hráȷ́iṣṭʰas
  • Proto-Iranian: *Hrájištah
    • Avestan: 𐬭𐬀𐬰𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (razišta)

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “r̥jú-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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