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Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/makácaH

This Proto-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-Iranian

Alternative forms
  • *makā́caH

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *makáćas.

Noun

*makácaH f [1][2][3][4]

  1. fly

Descendants
  • Northeastern Iranian:
    • Khwarezmian: 𐾽𐾻𐾿‎ (mks)
    • Wakhi: maks
  • Southeastern Iranian:
    • Pashto: (“mosquito”) (< *makā́caH)
      Northwestern Pashto:
      Bangash: مياسه‎ (myā́sa)
      Mahsudi: مياسه‎ (myā́sə)
      Southeastern Pashto:
      Sher: نياسی‎ (nyā́say)
      Waziri: مياسی‎ (myā́say)
      • → Ormuri:
        Kaniguram: [script needed] (myāsī)
    • Shughni-Yazghulami-Munji: *mǣḱǣ́sæ (< *makā́caH)
      • Munji-Yidgha: [Term?]
        • Munji: [script needed] (maγsa, maγəsa)
        • Yidgha: [script needed] (moγuso)
      • Shughni-Yazghulami: *mǣḱǣ́s
        • Shughni-Roshani: *mǣǰǣ́s
          • Shughni: maǰas
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Baluchi: [script needed] (makask)
    • Old Median: *makásā
      • Kermanic:
        Ashtiani, Mahallati: maqas
        Bidhandi: mağas
        Chimehi, Hanjani: meğas
        Nushabadi, Qohrudi: magas
        Qohrudi: magaz
      • Parthian:
        Parthian: 𐫖𐫃𐫘‎ (mgs /magas/)
        • → Middle Persian:
          Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (mks /magas/)

References
  1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “maśáka-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 334-335
  2. Steblin-Kamenskij, I.M. (1999), “maks”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ vaxanskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Wakhi Language] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Peterburgskoje Vostokovedenije, →ISBN
  3. Morgenstierne, Georg (1937), “Chapter 7: Feminine nouns in -a in Western Iranian dialects”, in Irano-Dardica (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 5), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN
  4. Bailey, H. W. (1979), “m̮āta-”, in Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 328
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