Ossetian

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Etymology

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Possibly a Wanderwort. Compare Hungarian keszeg, Georgian ქაშაყი (kašaq̇i).[1]

Noun

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кӕсаг (kæsag) (plural кӕсӕгтӕ)

  1. (Iron) fish
    кӕсаг ахсынkæsag axsynto fish

See also

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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, page 588

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