Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/máȷ́ʰyas

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

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s
    Proto-Indo-European *-yōs
    Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *máȷ́ʰyas

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs (“bigger”). By surface analysis, *maȷ́ʰā́ +‎ *-yās.

    Adjective

    *máȷ́ʰyas

    1. comparative degree of *maȷ́ʰā́ (“big”); bigger, greater

    Declension

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    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *máźʰyas
    • Proto-Iranian: *májyah
      • Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵 (maziiah)
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