Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wítastiš

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

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Noun

*wítastiš f

1. span (as a measure of length)

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wítastiṣ
  • Sanskrit: वितस्ति (vítasti) (measure of length; span between thumb and little finger)
    • Pali: vidatthi
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Hindi: बित्ता (bittā)
• Proto-Iranian: *wítastiš
  • Younger Avestan: 𐬬𐬍𐬙𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬌 (vītasti)
  • Gurani: ۋیەسە (ʋiyasa)
  • Kurdish:

    Northern Kurdish: bihust, bost

    Central Kurdish: بست (bist)

    Southern Kurdish: بِنگِس (bingis), بِنگِز (bingiz)

  • Middle Persian: [script needed] (wt(y)st /⁠widest⁠/)
    • Persian: بدست (bedast)
  • Pashto: لوېشت (lwešt), ولېشت (wlešt)