Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/maȷ́ʰištʰas

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 *maȷ́ʰā́ (“great, big”) +‎ *-ištʰas (superlative suffix).

Adjective

*maȷ́ʰištʰas

1. superlative degree of *maȷ́ʰā́ (“great, big”): greatest, biggest

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *maźʰiṣṭʰas
  • Sanskrit: महिष्ठ (mahiṣṭha)
• Proto-Iranian: *majištah
  • Central Iranian:
    • Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (mazišta)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Old Persian: 𐎶𐎰𐎡𐏁𐎫 (m-θ-i-š-t /⁠maθištaʰ⁠⁠⁠/)