Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/bárjištah

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This Proto-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-Iranian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰárȷ́ʰištʰas. Equivalent to *br̥jáns +‎ *-ištah.

Adjective[edit]

*bárjištah

  1. superlative degree of *br̥jáns (“high, tall”): highest, most elevated

Descendants[edit]

  • Central Iranian:
    • Avestan: 𐬠𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (barəzišta)
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Kurdish:
      Central Kurdish: بارِست (barist, “elevated, raised up”)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Middle Persian: [script needed] (bʾlyst' /⁠bālist⁠/)[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “bālišt”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 17
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