Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/kácištah

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 *káćištʰas. Equivalent to *kacúš +‎ *-ištah. Cognate with Ancient Greek κάκιστος (kákistos).

Adjective

*kácištah

1. superlative degree of *kacúš (“small, less”): smallest, least

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Younger Avestan: 𐬐𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (kasišta)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Parthian: (/⁠kasišt⁠/)

    Manichaean script: 𐫞𐫘𐫏𐫢𐫤 (qsyšt), 𐫐𐫘𐫏𐫢𐫤 (ksyšt)

• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Middle Persian:

    Book Pahlavi script: [Term?] (/⁠kasist, kēhist⁠/)