Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hákši

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

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs.

Noun

*Hákši n

(anatomy) eye

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *Hákṣi
- Sanskrit: अक्षि (ákṣi)
  - Dardic: *áč̣ʰi
    - Kalasha: eč
  - Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
    - Bengali: আঁখি (ãkhi)
  - Pali: akkhi
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Gujarati: આંખ (ā̃kha)
    - Hindi: आँख (ā̃kh)
    - Nepali: आँखा (ā̃khā)
    - Punjabi: ਅੱਖ (akh)
    - Romani: jakh
    - Urdu: آنکھ‎
Iranian: *Háxši, *Háši
- Avestan: 𐬀𐬱𐬌‎ (aši, “both eyes”)

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