Ossetian

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Etymology

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A Nakh borrowing, compare: Chechen бекъа (beqʼa), Ingush бакъ (baqʼ), Bats ბაყო̆ (baq̇ŏ).[1]

Noun

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бӕх (bæx)

  1. horse

Descendants

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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, pages 255–256