Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/náćyati

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 *néḱ-ye-ti, from *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) +‎ *-yeti (ye-present suffix).

Verb

*náćyati

1. to lose, perish
2. to disappear

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *náśyati
  • Sanskrit: नश्यति (náśyati)
    • Dardic:
      • Domaaki: [script needed] (naš)
      • Kalasha: nāšik (“to die”)
      • Kashmiri: نَشُن (naśun)
      • Kohistani Shina: [script needed] (nošōnu)
      • Shina: [script needed] (našoiki)
      • Shumashti: [script needed] (nas, “to flow”)
      • Wotapuri-Katarqalai: [script needed] (naš, “to rot, spoil”)
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Sinhalese: නසිනවා (nasinawā, “to die”)
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Odia: ନସିବା (nôsiba, “to be destroyed”)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀇 (ṇassaï), 𑀡𑀸𑀲𑀇 (ṇāsaï)
      • Gujarati: નાસવું (nāsvũ)
      • Hindustani: nāsnā

        Hindi: नासना

        Urdu: ناسْنا (nāsnā)

      • Old Marathi: 𑘡𑘰𑘭𑘜𑘹 (nāsaṇe), 𑘡𑘰𑘫𑘜𑘹 (nāśaṇe)
        • Marathi: नासणे (nāsṇe)
    • Pali: nassati
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀤𑀺 (ṇassadi)
      • Gujarati: નાસવું (nāsvũ)
      • Hindustani:

        Hindi: नासना (nāsnā)

        Urdu: ناسنا (nāsnā)

      • Kumaoni: नास्णो (nāsṇo)
      • Punjabi: ਨੱਸਣਾ (nassaṇā)
      • Romani: naśel, našel
• Proto-Iranian: *nácyati
  • Central Iranian:
    • Younger Avestan: 𐬥𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (nasiieⁱti)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Old Persian: (< *Hwí + *nácyati)
      • Middle Persian: wnʾsytn' (wināhīdan, “to spoil, damage, destroy”)