Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Háćšas
Proto-Indo-Iranian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱs-o-s, from *h₂eḱs- (“axis, axle”) + *-os.
Noun
Declension
| masculine a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *Háćšas | *Háćšā(w) | *Háćšās(as) |
| vocative | *Háćša | *Háćšā(w) | *Háćšās(as) |
| accusative | *Háćšam | *Háćšā(w) | *Háćšāns |
| instrumental | *HáćšaH | *Háćšaybʰyā(m) | *Háćšāyš |
| ablative | *Háćšāt | *Háćšaybʰyā(m) | *Háćšaybʰyas |
| dative | *Háćšāy | *Háćšaybʰyā(m) | *Háćšaybʰyas |
| genitive | *Háćšasya | *Háćšayās | *HáćšānaHam |
| locative | *Háćšay | *Háćšayaw | *Háćšayšu |
Descendants
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Háṭṣas
- Proto-Iranian: *Hášah
- Old Avestan: 𐬁𐬲𐬎𐬱 (āžuš, “chariot's pole”)
- >? Younger Avestan: 𐬀𐬱𐬀 (aša, “armpit”)
- Persian: آسه (âse, “axle”)
- Northern Luri: ئسی (esi, “a pillar (used to put up a tribal tent)”)
References
- ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
- ^ Southworth, Franklin (2005) Linguistic Archaeology of South Asia, Routledge, →ISBN, page 79