𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬌𐬲𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌

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Avestan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Iranian *nayǰ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nayǰ- (compare Sanskrit नेज् (nej)), from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ-. Compare Ancient Greek νίζω (nízō, “I wash”).[1]

Verb[edit]

𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬌𐬲𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 • (naēnižaiti) (root 𐬥𐬌𐬲) (Young Avestan)

  1. to wash.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*naiǰ-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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