Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ǰʰatás

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 *gʷʰn̥-tó-s, from *gʷʰen- (“to kill”).

Adjective

*ǰʰatás

1. killed, slain
2. struck

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *źʰatás
  • Sanskrit: हत (hatá)
    • Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀳𑀢 (hata)
      • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀳𑀅 (haa)
      • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀳𑀤 (hada)
        • Hindi: हया (hayā)
          • ⇒ Hindi: हयना (haynā, “to kill, strike”) (poetic)
    • Pali: hata
    • → Telugu: హతము (hatamu)
• Proto-Iranian: *ǰatáh
  • Avestan: 𐬘𐬀𐬙𐬀 (jata)
  • Old Persian: 𐎩𐎫 (jata)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hatá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press