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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ućíkš

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

Unknown; perhaps from pre-Proto-Indo-Iranian *uḱéyk-š ~ *uḱig-és, possibly borrowed from the BMAC substrate.[1][2]

Noun

*ućíkš m[1][2]

  1. sacrificing priest

Inflection
consonant stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ućíkš *ućíkš *ućíkš
vocative *ućíǰ *ućíkš *ućíkš
accusative *ućíǰám *ućíkš *ućíkš
instrumental *ućíǰáH *ućígbʰyaH *ućígbʰiš
ablative *ućíǰás *ućígbʰyaH *ućígbʰyaH
dative *ućíǰáy *ućígbʰyaH *ućígbʰyaH
genitive *ućíǰás *ućíǰáwš *ućíǰām
locative *ućíǰí *ućíǰáwš *ućíkšu

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *uśík
    • Vedic Sanskrit: उशिज् (uśíj), उशिक् (uśík, nom.sg.), उशिजम् (uśíjam, acc.sg.), उशिग्भ्यस् (uśígbhyas, abl.dat.pl.)
  • Proto-Iranian: *ucíxš ~ *ucíǰas
    • Old Avestan: 𐬎𐬯𐬌𐬑𐬱 (usixš, nom.sg.)

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “uśíj-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
  2. Witzel, Michael (2002) Early Loan Words in Western Central Asia: Substrates, Migrations and Trade‎, Harvard University, page 26
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