Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/witˢtás

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 *widtós (“seen, known”).

Verb

*witˢtás

1. past participle of *wayd- (“to find”)

Adjective

*witˢtás

1. found

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wittás
  • Sanskrit: वित्त (vittá)
• Proto-Iranian: *wictáh
  • Avestan: 𐬬𐬌𐬯𐬙𐬀 (vista)

References

• Wodtko, Dagmar S., Irslinger, Britta, Schneider, Carolin (2008) Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon [Nouns in the Indo-European Lexicon] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, page 719