Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/bárjištah

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰárȷ́ʰištʰas. Equivalent to *br̥jáns ‎ *-ištah.

Adjective

*bárjištah

1. superlative degree of *br̥jáns (“high, tall”): highest, most elevated

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Avestan: 𐬠𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (bar^əzišta)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Kurdish:

    Central Kurdish: بارِست (barist, “elevated, raised up”)

• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Middle Persian: [script needed] (bʾlyst' /⁠bālist⁠/)