Reconstruction:Proto-Ossetic/rūxs

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This Proto-Ossetic 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-Ossetic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Scythian *rōxš ~ *ruki, from Proto-Iranian *ráwxš ~ *rukáh. Cognate with Persian رخش (roxš).[1]

Noun

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*rūxs ~ *rukɨ f

  1. light

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old Ossetic: *ruxs

References

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  1. ^ Abajev, V. I. (1949) Осетинский язык и фольклор I [Ossetian Language and Folklore I]‎[1] (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, pages 157, 177