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:

      Old Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (mazišta)

      Younger Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (masišta)

  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • >? Bactrian: μοϸτο (mošto)
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Old Median: *masištah (see there for further descendants)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Old Persian: *maθištah (see there for further descendants)