𐎣𐎠𐎿𐎣
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Old Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from Proto-Iranian *kā́šti (“to shine brilliantly, to be visible”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kā́ćti (compare Sanskrit काशते (kāśate), Avestan 𐬁𐬐𐬀𐬯𐬀𐬝 (ākasat̰)), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷḗḱ-ti ~ *kʷéḱ-n̥ti, from *kʷeḱ- (“to see, look”).[1]
Noun
[edit]𐎣𐎠𐎿𐎣 (k-a-s-k /kāsaka/) m[2]
Derived terms
[edit]- 𐎣𐎠𐎿𐎣𐎡𐎴 (k-a-s-k-i-n /kāsakaina/, “made of glass”)
Descendants
[edit]- (possibly) Middle Persian: [script needed] (*kʾsk' /kāsag/, “bowl”)
References
[edit]- ^ Kent, Roland G. (1950) Old Persian: grammar, texts, lexicon, New Haven: American Oriental Society, page 180
- ^ Skjærvø, Prods Oktor (2016) An Introduction to Old Persian[1], page 171