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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/čákšuš

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 *kʷé-kʷ-ḱ-u-s, neuter participle of *kʷe-kʷóḱ-e ~ *kʷe-kʷḱ-ḗr, perfect of *kʷeḱ- (“to see”), whence also Sanskrit चक्षति (cákṣati, “he sees”).[1]

Noun

*čákšuš n

  1. the eye.

Descendants

References
  1. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*ku̯ek̑-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 383-385
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