Reconstruction:Proto-Scythian/tiǧdi

This Proto-Scythian 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-Scythian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *tixtáh, from Proto-Iranian *tiktás, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tig-tó-s, from *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp”) +‎ *-tós. Cognate with Yidgha [script needed] (taγd), Sarikoli tēid (“sharp”), Sanskrit तिक्त (tiktá, “bitter”).

Adjective

*tiǧdi

  1. sharp

Descendants

  • Proto-Sarmatian: *ćiǧd
    • Alanic: *ciǧd
      • Ossetian:
        Digor Ossetian: цигъд (ciǧd)
        Iron Ossetian: цыхт (cyxt)
      • → Hungarian: sajt
  • Proto-Saka-Wakhi: *tiǧdi
    • Wakhi: təɣ̌d
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