Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/čákšuš

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 *kʷé-kʷ-ḱ-u-s, neuter participle of *kʷe-kʷóḱ-e ~ *kʷe-kʷḱ-ḗr, perfect of *kʷeḱ- (“to see”), whence also Sanskrit चक्षति (cákṣati, “he sees”).

Noun

*čákšuš n

1. the eye.

Related terms

• *čáćšma

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ćákṣuṣ m
  • Sanskrit: चक्षु (cákṣu)
    • → Bengali: চক্ষু (cokkhu)
    • → Gujarati: ચક્ષુ (cakṣu)
    • → Hindi: चक्षु (cakṣu)
    • → Telugu: చక్షువు (cakṣuvu)
    • → Thai: จักษุ (jàk-sù)
  • Middle Indo-Aryan:
    • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
      • Assamese: চকু (sôku)
      • Sylheti: ꠌꠃꠇ (souk)
      • Bengali: চোখ (cōkh)
    • Pali: cakkhu