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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/abuhaz

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This Proto-Germanic 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-Germanic

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Etymology

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From Pre-Germanic *ápōkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂époh₃kʷos, with alteration based on adjectives in *-ugaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó and Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-. Cognate with Sanskrit अपाञ्च् (ápāñc, located backwards, behind), Serbo-Croatian ȍpāk (wicked, evil).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*abuhaz[1]

  1. turned the wrong way, inverted
  2. wicked, bad

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*abuha-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 2