Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/-akah

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This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

    From *-a- (thematic vowel) +‎ *-kah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos.

    Suffix

    *-akah[1]

    1. Creates deadjectival and desubstantival adjectives denoting the characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

    Derived terms

    Category Proto-Iranian words suffixed with *-akah not found

    Descendants

    • Avestan: -𐬀𐬐𐬀 (-aka), -𐬀𐬐𐬀𐬵 (-akah)
    • Ossetian: -ӕг (-æg), (assim. var.) -ӕх (-æx)[2]
    • Northern Kurdish: -ik, -e,
    • Parthian: (/⁠-ag⁠/)[3]
      Manichaean script: -𐫃 (-g)
      Inscriptional Parthian script: (-ky)
      • Old Armenian: -ակ (-ak)
    • Old Persian: -𐎣 (-k /⁠-akaʰ⁠/)
      • Middle Persian: (/⁠-ag ~ -ak⁠/)[3]
        Manichaean script: -𐫃 (-g), -𐫐 (-k)
        Book Pahlavi script: (-g), (-k')
        Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭪𐭩 (-ky)
        Psalter Pahlavi script: (-k')
        Pazend script: -𐬀 (-a)
        • Classical Persian: ـه (-a)
          Dari: ـه (-a)
          Iranian Persian: ـه (-e)
          Tajik: (-a)

    References

    1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1973) Onomastica Persepolitana: Das Altiranische Namengut der Persepolis-Täfelchen [Onomastica Persepolitana: The Old Iranian Personal Names of the Persepolis Tablets] (in German), Vienna: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, →ISBN, page 286
    2. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2002) Studies in the Historical Development of the Ossetic Vocalism (Beitrage Zur Iranistik; 23), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert, →ISBN, page 73
    3. 3.0 3.1 Durkin-Meisteremst, Desmond (2014) Grammatik des Westmitteliranischen (Parthisch und Mittelpersisch) (Sitzungsberichte der philosophisch-historische) (in German), Viena: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, pages 159, 166-167