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CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD

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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedOld Persian · Achaemenid Old Persian · king sovereign

xšāyaθiyā

king, sovereign

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European prehistory · catch sight envisage

*h₃ekʷ-

catch sight of, envisage

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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP

EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE

SOUND CHANGE

The Old Persian verbal base xšāy- is alternatively derived from reconstructed *h₃ekʷ- rather than *tkeH-.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

A proposed “catch sight of, envisage” base develops toward power or rule.

CHRONOLOGY

Indo-European prehistory to Old Iranian.

SCHOLAR / EDITORIAL AUTHORITY

Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben, as summarized by Merriam-Webster

CONFIDENCE

proposed — Merriam-Webster says the traditional comparison is problematic and records this materially different analysis.

EDITORIAL STATUS

reviewed

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CITATION REGISTER

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Check — Word HistoryNoun etymology note on the Indo-Iranian verbal base

Records the rival LIV *h₃ekʷ- analysis and the uncertainty surrounding the traditional comparison.

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