Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Háćšas

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *h₂éḱs-o-s, from *h₂eḱs- (axis, axle) +‎ *-os.

    Noun

    *Háćšas m[1][2]

    1. axle

    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

    1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
    2. ^ Southworth, Franklin (2005) Linguistic Archaeology of South Asia, Routledge, →ISBN, page 79