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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/púšćas

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

Possibly Proto-Indo-European *puḱ-so-s, cognate with Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz (“fox”). Alternatively borrowed from the BMAC substrate.[1]

Noun

*púšćas m

  1. (anatomy) tail

Declension
masculine a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *púšćas *púšćā *púšćā, -ās(as)
vocative *púšća *púšćā *púšćā, -ās(as)
accusative *púšćam *púšćā *púšćāns
instrumental *púšćā *púšćaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *púšćāyš
ablative *púšćāt *púšćaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *púšćaybʰyas
dative *púšćāy *púšćaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *púšćaybʰyas
genitive *púšćasya *púšćayās *púšćāna(H)m
locative *púšćay *púšćayaw *púšćayšu

Descendants
  • Indo-Aryan: *púśćas
    • Sanskrit: पुच्छ m or n (púccha)[2]
      • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙 (puccha), 𑀧𑀼𑀁𑀙 (puṃcha)
        • Old Marathi: पुंस (puṃsa), पूंस (pūṃsa)
      • Pali: puccha
      • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙 (puccha), 𑀧𑀼𑀁𑀙 (puṃcha)
        • Gujarati: પૂંછડી (pū̃chḍī)
        • Hindi: पूँछ (pū̃ch)
        • Punjabi: ਪੂਛ (pūcḥ)
  • Iranian: *púŝah
    • Avestan: 𐬞𐬎𐬯𐬀‎ (pusa)
    • Kurdish: poç, poçik
    • Classical Persian: فش‎ (fuš, “tail of horse; tail”) [3]

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (1999), “The Indo-Iranian substratum”, in Early Contacts between Uralic and Indo-European: Linguistic and Archaeological Considerations‎, Helsinki, page 10
  2. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “púccha (8241)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  3. , "فش" in Dehkhoda Dictionary.
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