𐎰𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹

Old Persian

Etymology

From earlier *θahatiy[1], from Proto-Iranian *cánhati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćánsati, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéns-e-ti, from *ḱens- (“to announce, proclaim”) +‎ *-eti. Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬇𐬧𐬖𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬍‎ (sə̄ṇγaitī), Sanskrit शंसति (śáṃsati).[2]

Verb

𐎰𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹 (θ-a-t-i-y θātiy)

  1. to say, declare

References
  1. Skjærvø, Prods Oktor (2016) An Introduction to Old Persian‎
  2. Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*sanh”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 334
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