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Reconstruction:Proto-Ossetic/aspa

This Proto-Ossetic 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-Ossetic

Etymology

From Proto-Scythian *aśwā f, *aświ m, from Proto-Iranian *Hácwah m (“horse”).

Noun

*aspa f

  1. horse

Derived terms
  • *Aspagūrɨ (perhaps + *gūrɨ (“terrifying; noble”))
    • → Old Georgian: ასფაგურ (aspagur) (Aspagur, name of a king of Iberia (Georgia) of the 3rd century AD)
      • → Latin: Aspacures
  • *Aspaurūkɨ

Descendants
  • Old Ossetic: *ӕspӕ, *ӕfsӕ
    • Ossetian:
      Digor Ossetian: ӕфсӕ (æfsæ)
      Iron Ossetian: ефс (efs)
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