Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ućíkš

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

Unknown; possibly borrowed from a Central Asian substrate language.[1][2]

Noun

*ućíkš f[1][2]

sacrificing priest

Inflection

consonant stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ućíkš	*ućíkš	*ućíkš
vocative	*ućíg	*ućíkš	*ućíkš
accusative	*ućígam	*ućíkš	*ućíkš
instrumental	*ućígaH	*ućígbʰyaH	*ućígbʰiš
ablative	*ućígas	*ućígbʰyaH	*ućígbʰyaH
dative	*ućígay	*ućígbʰyaH	*ućígbʰyaH
genitive	*ućígas	*ućígawš	*ućígām
locative	*ućígi	*ućígawš	*ućíkšu

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *uśíkṣ
- Vedic Sanskrit: उशिज् (uśíj), उशिक् (uśík, nom.sg.), उशिजम् (uśíjam, acc.sg.), उशिग्भ्यस् (uśígbhyas, abl.dat.pl.)
Iranian: *ućíxš
- Old Avestan: 𐬎𐬯𐬌𐬑𐬱‎ (usixš, nom.sg.)

References

Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “uśíj-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
Witzel, Michael (2002) Early Loan Words in Western Central Asia: Substrates, Migrations and Trade‎, § 3.7. The religious sphere

[IAIL-1] Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “uśíj-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University

[Witzel-2] Witzel, Michael (2002) Early Loan Words in Western Central Asia: Substrates, Migrations and Trade‎, § 3.7. The religious sphere