Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ućíkš

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

Unknown; perhaps from pre-Proto-Indo-Iranian *uḱéyk-š ~ *uḱig-és, possibly borrowed from the BMAC substrate.[1][2]

Noun

*ućíkš m[1][2]

  1. sacrificing priest

Inflection

consonant stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ućíkš *ućíǰā(w) *ućíǰas
vocative *ućíǰ *ućíǰā(w) *ućíǰas
accusative *ućíǰam *ućíǰā(w) *ućíǰas
instrumental *ućíǰaH *ućígbʰyā(m) *ućígbʰiš
ablative *ućíǰas *ućígbʰyā(m) *ućígbʰyaH
dative *ućíǰay *ućígbʰyā(m) *ućígbʰyaH
genitive *ućíǰas *ućíǰHās *ućíǰaHam
locative *ućíǰi *ućíǰHaw *ućíkšu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *uśík
    • Vedic Sanskrit: उशिज् (uśíj), उशिक् (uśík, nom.sg.), उशिजम् (uśíjam, acc.sg.), उशिग्भ्यस् (uśígbhyas, abl.dat.pl.)
  • Proto-Iranian: *ucíxš ~ *ucíǰas
    • Old Avestan: 𐬎𐬯𐬌𐬑𐬱 (usixš, nom.sg.)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “uśíj-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Witzel, Michael (2003) Linguistic Evidence for Cultural Exchange in Prehistoric Western Central Asia (Sino-Platonic Papers; 129)‎[1], Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, page 38
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