Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰárȷ́ʰištʰas
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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[edit]
Adjective[edit]
*bʰárȷ́ʰištʰas[1]
- superlative degree of *bʰr̥ȷ́ʰáns (“high, tall”): highest, most elevated
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bʰárźʰiṣṭʰas
- Sanskrit: बर्हिष्ठ (bárhiṣṭha)
- Proto-Iranian: *bárjištah (see there for further descendants)
References[edit]
- ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “bárhis.t.ha-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University