Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Háćšas

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 *h₂éḱs-o-s, from *h₂eḱs- (“axis, axle”) +‎ *-os.

Noun

*Háćšas m

1. axle

Declension

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*Háćšas	*Háćšā	*Háćšā, -ās(as)
vocative	*Háćša	*Háćšā	*Háćšā, -ās(as)
accusative	*Háćšam	*Háćšā	*Háćšāns
instrumental	*Háćšā	*HáćšaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*Háćšāyš
ablative	*Háćšāt	*HáćšaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*Háćšaybʰyas
dative	*Háćšāy	*HáćšaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*Háćšaybʰyas
genitive	*Háćšasya	*Háćšayās	*Háćšāna(H)m
locative	*Háćšay	*Háćšayaw	*Háćšayšu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Háṭṣas
  • Sanskrit: अक्ष (ákṣa)
    • Pali: akkha
    • → Proto-Dravidian: *accu
      • Tamil: அச்சு (accu)
      • Telugu: అచ్చు (accu)
• Proto-Iranian: *Hášah
  • Old Avestan: 𐬁𐬲𐬎𐬱 (āžuš, “chariot's pole”)
  • >? Younger Avestan: 𐬀𐬱𐬀 (aša, “armpit”)
  • Persian: آسه (âse, “axle”)
  • Northern Luri: ئسی (esi, “a pillar (used to put up a tribal tent)”)