сӕфтӕг

Ossetian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćapʰás (“hoof”). Cognate with Old Armenian սմբակ (smbak, “hoof”), Persian سم (som, “hoof”), Sanskrit शफ (śapha).

Noun

сӕфтӕг • (sæftæg)

1. hoof

References

• Abajev, V. I. (1958–1995) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press
• Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “сӕфтӕг”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir