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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/patˢtíš

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 *ped-tís (“pedestrian”), from *ped- (“to walk, to step”). Cognate with Lithuanian pėsčias (“on foot”).

Noun

*patˢtíš m[1]

  1. a foot soldier, infantryman
  2. a pedestrian

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *pattíṣ
    • Sanskrit: पत्ति (pattí, “infantryman”) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *pastíš
    • Old Persian: 𐎱𐎿𐎫𐎡 (p-s-t-i /⁠pasti⁠/, “infantryman”)
    • Ossetian: фистӕг (fistæg, “pedestrian”), фестӕг (festæg)

Further reading
  • Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “pattí-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University

References
  1. STEFAN SCHAFFNER (2021) “Armenisch arkcay ‘König’, griechisch ἄρχω ‘beginne, herrsche’ und indoiranisch *ari̯á- ‘Herr; Arier’”, in STUDIES IN GENERAL AND HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS‎, Innsbruck, page 329
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