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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ćákr̥

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱókʷr̥ (“dung”).

Noun

*ćákr̥ n[1]

  1. dung, excrement, faeces

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *śákr̥
  • Proto-Iranian: *cákr̥
    • Baluchi: سغن (saġan, “dung”)
    • Middle Persian: [Book Pahlavi needed] (slgyn' /⁠sargēn⁠/, “dung, manure”)
    • Old Khotanese: [script needed] (satana) (< *sakan)
  • Proto-Nuristani: *cakírta, *cakā́na (< *ćákr̥t ~ *ćaknás)
    • Northern Nuristani:
      • Kamkata-viri:
        Kamviri: ćíṭ, ćṹ
        Kativiri: ćíṭ, ćú
      • Prasuni: žiṭe, zõ
    • Southern Nuristani:
      • Ashkun: gasā̃́ (< *gā́wā-cakā́na)
      • Waigali: ćoṭ

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “śákar- (śákn-)”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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