Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/mákš
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain; possibly of substrate origin. Perhaps cognate with Lithuanian mãkatas (“midge”), if not itself borrowed from Iranian.
Noun
[edit]*mákš ~ *makšás f
Inflection
[edit]| consonant stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *mákš | *makšā́(w) | *makšás |
| vocative | *mákš | *mákšā(w) | *mákšas |
| accusative | *makšám | *makšā́(w) | *makšás |
| instrumental | *makšáH | *makžbʰyā́(m) | *makžbʰíš |
| ablative | *makšás | *makžbʰyā́(m) | *makžbʰyáH |
| dative | *makšáy | *makžbʰyā́(m) | *makžbʰyáH |
| genitive | *makšás | *makšHā́s | *makšáHam |
| locative | *makší | *makšHáw | *makšú |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *mákš
- Vedic Sanskrit: मक्ष् (mákṣ)
- → Proto-Finno-Ugric: *mekše (“bee”) (see there for further descendants)
References
[edit]- ^ Benzing, Johannes (1983), “mkd”, in Chwaresmischer Wortindex, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 405
- ^ Steblin-Kamenskij, I.M. (1999), “maks”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ vaxanskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Wakhi Language] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Peterburgskoje Vostokovedenije, →ISBN, page 231