Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/púšćas

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words 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

Possibly Proto-Indo-European *puḱ-so-s, cognate with Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz (“fox”). Alternatively borrowed from the BMAC substrate.[1]

Noun

*púšćas m

(anatomy) tail

Declension

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*púšćas	*púšćā	*púšćā, -ās(as)
vocative	*púšća	*púšćā	*púšćā, -ās(as)
accusative	*púšćam	*púšćā	*púšćāns
instrumental	*púšćā	*púšćaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*púšćāyš
ablative	*púšćāt	*púšćaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*púšćaybʰyas
dative	*púšćāy	*púšćaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*púšćaybʰyas
genitive	*púšćasya	*púšćayās	*púšćāna(H)m
locative	*púšćay	*púšćayaw	*púšćayšu

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *púśćas
- Sanskrit: पुच्छ m or n (púccha)[2]
  - Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙 (puccha), 𑀧𑀼𑀁𑀙 (puṃcha)
    - Old Marathi: पुंस (puṃsa), पूंस (pūṃsa)
  - Pali: puccha
  - Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙 (puccha), 𑀧𑀼𑀁𑀙 (puṃcha)
    - Gujarati: પૂંછડી (pū̃chḍī)
    - Hindi: पूँछ (pū̃ch)
    - Punjabi: ਪੂਛ (pūcḥ)
Iranian: *púŝah
- Avestan: 𐬞𐬎𐬯𐬀‎ (pusa)
- Kurdish: poç, poçik
- Classical Persian: فش‎ (fuš, “tail of horse; tail”) [3]

References

Lubotsky, Alexander (1999), “The Indo-Iranian substratum”, in Early Contacts between Uralic and Indo-European: Linguistic and Archaeological Considerations‎, Helsinki, page 10
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “púccha (8241)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
, "فش" in Dehkhoda Dictionary.

[1] Lubotsky, Alexander (1999), “The Indo-Iranian substratum”, in Early Contacts between Uralic and Indo-European: Linguistic and Archaeological Considerations‎, Helsinki, page 10

[2] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “púccha (8241)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

[3] , "فش" in Dehkhoda Dictionary.