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; presumably from Proto-Indo-European *mék-s ~ *m̥k-és, from Proto-Indo-European *mek-, possibly of substrate origin. Perhaps cognate with Lithuanian mãkatas (“midge”), if not itself borrowed from Iranian.

Noun[edit]

*mákš ~ *makás f

  1. midge, fly, bee

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *mákš
  • → Proto-Finno-Ugric: *mekše (“bee”) (see there for further descendants)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Benzing, Johannes (1983) “mkd”, in Chwaresmischer Wortindex, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 405
  2. ^ The template Template:R:wbl:ESVJa does not use the parameter(s): 
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