Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/pinášti

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 *pi-né-ḱ-ti ~ *pi-n-ḱ-énti, from *peyḱ- (“to hew; to stitch”) +‎ *-né-.

Verb

*pinášti

1. to hew, cut, engrave
2. to grind, crush

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *pináṣṭi
  • Sanskrit: पिनष्टि (pináṣṭi)
• Proto-Iranian: *pinášti
  • Old Persian: 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎰 (a-p-i-θ /⁠api⁽ⁿ⁾θaⁿ⁠/, 3pl.)