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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/mártyas

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words 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 *mór-tyo-s, from *mer- (“to die”).

Noun

*mártyas m [1]

  1. mortal, man
    Synonym: *mŕ̥tas

Descendants
  • Indo-Aryan: *mártyas
  • Iranian: *mártyah
    • Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬴𐬌𐬌𐬀‎ (maṣ̌iia)
    • Chorasmian: mrc‎
    • Pashto: مېړه‎ (meṛë́)
    • Old Persian: 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹 (m-r-t-i-y /martiya/)
    • Sogdian: [script needed] (mrtyy)

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project)‎, Leiden University
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