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Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/rijáti

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *riȷ́ʰáti, from Proto-Indo-European *liǵʰ-é-ti, from *leyǵʰ- +‎ *-éti.

Verb

*rijáti[1]

  1. to lick

Descendants
  • Younger Avestan: 𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬭𐬌𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬈 (raērizaite, 3sg.mid.)
  • Khotanese: [script needed] (rrīś)
  • Northern Kurdish: alîstin
  • Middle Persian:
    Pahlavi: [script needed] (lst /⁠list⁠/)
  • Sogdian: [script needed] (rys)

References
  1. Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*raiz¹”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 310-311
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