Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ǰámati

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 *gʷém-e-ti, from *gʷem- (“to go”) +‎ *-eti.

Verb

*ǰámati

1. to come
2. to arrive

Derived terms

• *ǰámaHnaH
  • Proto-Iranian: *ǰámaHnaH (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́ámati
  • Vedic Sanskrit: गमति (gámati) (contaminated by अगन् (ágan), etc.)
• Proto-Iranian: *ǰámati
  • Central Iranian:
    • Old Avestan: 𐬘𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (jamaⁱti)
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Parthian:

      Manichaean script: 𐫋𐫀𐫖𐫏𐫅 (jʾmyd)