< Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian
Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ǰáǰʰukas
Proto-Indo-Iranian
Etymology
From *ǰáǰʰuš, *ǰáǰʰas + *-kas; compare Avestan 𐬘𐬀𐬲𐬎 (jažu, “hedgehog”).
Noun
*ǰáǰʰukas m
- hedgehog
Descendants
- Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́áźʰakas
- Sanskrit: जहका (jáhakā)
- Iranian: *ǰúǰakah (see there for further descendants)
References
- Voskanian, V., & Boyajian-Sureniants, V. (2007). Lexical Gleanings from Bašākard. Iran & the Caucasus, 121-125.
- Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University