цӕфхад

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Ossetian

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Etymology

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Possibly from Alanic *cæfxad, metathesized from *cæxfad, from *cæg (“ring”) +‎ *fad (“foot”),[1][2] from Proto-Sarmatian *faδ, from Proto-Scythian *paδi, from Proto-Iranian *pā́dah. Equivalent to цӕг (cæg, “ring”) +‎ фад (fad, “foot”).

Noun

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цӕфхад • (cæfxad)

  1. horseshoe

Descendants

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  • →? Georgian: ჩაფხატი (čapxaṭi, “type of sandal”)

References

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  1. ^ Abajev, V. I. (1958) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 294
  2. ^ Androniḳašvili, Mzia (1966) Narḳvevebi iranul-kartuli enobrivi urtiertobidan I [Studies in Iranian–Georgian Linguistic Contacts I] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi University Press, page 120
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