Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰuHtás

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 *bʰuH-tó-s, from *bʰuH- (“to be”).

Verb

*bʰuHtás

1. past participle of *bʰáwHati (“to be”)

Adjective

*bʰuHtás

1. become, been

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bʰuHtás
  • Sanskrit: भूत (bhūtá, “been, become”) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *buHtáh
  • Younger Avestan: 𐬠𐬏𐬙𐬀 (būta)
  • >? Persian: بوته (bute, “bush; child (of human or camel)”) (perhaps)