Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/táwkš

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 *téwk-s ~ *tuk-és, from *tewk- (“seed, offspring”) +‎ *-s.

Noun

*táwkš ~ *tučás f

1. offspring, children

Related terms

• *tawkás
• *táwkmas
• *táwkma

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *túkṣ ~ *tućás
  • Sanskrit: तुच् (túc) (तुक् (tuk, nom.sg.), मतुचे (tucé, dat.sg.))

Further reading

• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “túc-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 651