Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/púšćas

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

Possibly Proto-Indo-European *puḱ-so-s, cognate with Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz (“fox”). Alternatively borrowed from the BMAC substrate.

Noun

*púšćas m

1. (anatomy) tail

Declension

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*púšćas	*púšćā	*púšćā, -ās(as)
vocative	*púšća	*púšćā	*púšćā, -ās(as)
accusative	*púšćam	*púšćā	*púšćāns
instrumental	*púšćā	*púšćaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*púšćāyš
ablative	*púšćāt	*púšćaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*púšćaybʰyas
dative	*púšćāy	*púšćaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*púšćaybʰyas
genitive	*púšćasya	*púšćayās	*púšćāna(H)m
locative	*púšćay	*púšćayaw	*púšćayšu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *púśćas
  • Sanskrit: पुच्छ m or n (púccha)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙 (puccha), 𑀧𑀼𑀁𑀙 (puṃcha)
      • Old Marathi: पुंस (puṃsa), पूंस (pūṃsa)
    • Pali: puccha
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙 (puccha), 𑀧𑀼𑀁𑀙 (puṃcha)
      • Gujarati: પૂંછડી (pū̃chḍī)
      • Hindi: पूँछ (pū̃ch)
      • Punjabi: ਪੂਛ (pūch)
• Proto-Iranian: *púŝah
  • Avestan: 𐬞𐬎𐬯𐬀 (pusa)
  • Classical Persian: فش (fuš, “tail of horse; tail”)