Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/makáćas

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This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Alternative forms

  • *makā́ćas

Etymology

Presumably leveled from *mákā́ćš ~ *makaćás, from *mákš +‎ *-ā́ćš (animal and plant suffix).

Noun

*makáćas f

  1. fly, gnat, mosquito

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *makáśas
    • Sanskrit: *मकश (*makáśa)
      • Classical Sanskrit: मशक (maśáka) (metathesized) (see there for further descendants)
      • Pali: makasa
  • Proto-Iranian: *makácaH, *makā́caH (see there for further descendants)