Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/piθwáh

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *pitwás, from Proto-Indo-European *pih₂tw-ó-s, from *péyh₂tu ~ *pih₂téws (something fattening, nourishing) + *-ós.

Noun[edit]

*piθwáh[1]

  1. food

Derived terms[edit]

  • *frapiθwáh
    • Avestan: 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬞𐬌𐬚𐬡𐬀 (frapiθβa)
    • Middle Persian:
      Book Pahlavi script: [Term?] (/⁠frapih⁠/)

Descendants[edit]

  • Central Iranian:
  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Khotanese: [script needed] (paiha)
  • Southeastern Iranian
    • Sanglechi: [script needed] (pəδf), [script needed] (pəθf)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Old Persian: *piθwah
      • Middle Persian:
        Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (pyhw' /⁠pih⁠/)
      • Akkadian: [script needed] (pitpi)
      • Aramaic: פתפ (meal-ration)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bailey, H. W. (1979) “paiha̮”, in Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 250:*piθṷa-