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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰáydati

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

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydeti from *bʰeyd-.

Verb

*bʰáydati

  1. to split

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bʰáydati
    • Sanskrit: भेदति (bhedati, “to split”)
  • Proto-Iranian: *báydati
    • Avestan: 𐬠𐬌𐬜 (biδ) (in compound words)
      𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬋.𐬠𐬌𐬜 (astō.biδ, “who breaks a bone”), 𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬋.𐬡𐬌𐬜𐬁𐬙𐬎 (astō.βiδātu),𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬋.𐬬𐬌𐬜𐬁𐬙𐬎 (astō.viδātu)
      • → Middle Persian: [script needed] (ʾstwhʾt' /⁠astwihād⁠/, “the demon of death”)
        • Persian: استویهاد (astvihâd, “the demon of death”) (in Zoroastrian)
    • Old Persian: [script needed] (*baid)
      • Persian: بید (bid, “moth, an insect who can split papers or garments or carpets”) (Perhaps)
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