Reconstruction:Old Persian/vazdāh

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This Old Persian 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.

Old Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Iranian *wazdHā́h (persistence, endurance), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wazdʰHā́s, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wn̥-s-dʰh₁-éh₂, from *wen-s- (to conquer, win) +‎ *dʰeh₁- (to do, place) +‎ *-éh₂ (deverbal noun suffix).[1]

Noun[edit]

*vazdāh

  1. persistence, endurance

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dōyama, Eijirō (2013) “Indo-Iranian *mans dʰā: A morphological study”, in Tokyo University Lingustics Papers[1], volume 33