Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ćráyHištʰas

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 *ćriHrás (“beautiful”) +‎ *-ištʰas (superlative suffix).

Adjective

*ćráyHištʰas

1. superlative degree of *ćriHrás (“beautiful”): most beautiful

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *śráyHiṣṭʰas
  • Sanskrit: श्रेष्ठ (śréṣṭha)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (seṭṭha)
      • Konkani: शेट (śeṭ)
    • Pali: seṭṭha
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (seṭṭha)
      • Gujarati: શેઠ (śeṭh)
      • Hindi: सेठ (seṭh, “merchant”)
• Proto-Iranian: *cráyHištah
  • Avestan: 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬙𐬀 (sraēšta)