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Etymology
Of unclear origin.
Traditionally derived from a Proto-Indo-Iranian *stu- (“to coagulate, condense together”), which would be, according to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *stewe- (“to get dense, tight”), and comparable to Ancient Greek στύω (stúō, “to make stiff”),[1] but the existence of this root has been called into question.[2][3] The word could easily be an Indo-Iranian substrate word instead.[4][5]
Related to स्तूप (stūpa, “tuft, mound, stupa”); see there for more potential cognates.
Pronunciation
Noun
स्तुका • (stúkā) stem, f
- a knot or tuft of hair or wool, thick curl of hair (especially between the horns of a bull)
- (?) a hip, thigh (=जघन (jaghana))
Declension
References
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1035”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1035
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 760
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 516
- ^ Witzel, M. (2003). Linguistic Evidence for Cultural Exchange in Prehistoric Western Central Asia. United States: Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania, p. 36
- ^ Early Contacts Between Uralic and Indo-European: Linguistic and Archaeological Considerations : Papers Presented at an International Symposium Held at the Tvärminne Research Station of the University of Helsinki, 8-10 January, 1999. (2001). Finland: Nimilehti painettu Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran kirjapainossa, p. 307