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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wačyátay

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 *wn̥k-yé-tor, innovative zero-grade ye-passive of *wenk- (“to bend”) + *-yéti.[1]

Verb

*wačyátay

  1. to be moved

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *waćyátay
    • Sanskrit: वच्यते (vacyáte)
      • Dardic:
        • Kalami: [script needed] (bač, “to go”)
      • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀇 (vaccaï)
        • Assamese: বাচিব (basibo, “to escape, be saved”)
        • Maithili: बचब (bacaba), बचाब (bacāba, “to escape, be saved”)
      • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀇 (vaccaï)
      • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀤𑀺 (vaccadi)
        • Garhwali: बच्णु (bacṇu)
        • Hindustani:
          Hindi: बचना (bacnā, “to escape, be saved”)
          Urdu: بچنا (bacnā, “to escape, be saved”)
      • Takka Apabhramsa:
        • Punjabi: ਬਚਣਾ (bacṇā, “to escape, be saved”)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “váñcati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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