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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/káćšas

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 *kóḱs-o-s, from *koḱs- (“joint”). Cognate with Proto-Italic *koksā (whence Latin coxa (“hip”)), Old Irish coss (“foot”), Tocharian B kakse (“midriff, loins”).[1]

Noun

*káćšas m

  1. (anatomy) armpit

Declension
masculine a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *káćšas *káćšā *káćšā, -ās(as)
vocative *káćša *káćšā *káćšā, -ās(as)
accusative *káćšam *káćšā *káćšāns
instrumental *káćšā *káćšaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *káćšāyš
ablative *káćšāt *káćšaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *káćšaybʰyas
dative *káćšāy *káćšaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *káćšaybʰyas
genitive *káćšasya *káćšayās *káćšāna(H)m
locative *káćšay *káćšayaw *káćšayšu

Derived terms
  • *upakaĉšas
    • Iranian: *upakašah
      • Sogdian: [script needed] (ʾpkš /əpkaš/)
      • Yagnobi: [script needed] (kapáš, kⁱpáš)

Descendants
  • Indo-Aryan: *káṭṣas
    • Sanskrit: कक्ष (kákṣa)
      • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
        • Bengali: কাঁক (kãkô, “armpit”)
      • Maharastri Prakrit:
        • Marathi: कास (kās)
      • Pali: kaccha
      • Sauraseni Prakrit:
        • Gujarati: કાખ (kākh)
        • Hindi: काख (kākh)
      • → Hindi: कक्ष (kakṣ, “room”)
  • Iranian: *kášah
    • Avestan: 𐬐𐬀𐬱𐬀‎ (kaša)
    • Gurani: کەش‎ (kaš)
    • Kurdish:
      Central Kurdish: کۆش‎ (kōš, “lap”)
    • Middle Persian: kš (kaš)
      • Persian: کش‎ (kaš)

References
  1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “coxa”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 140
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