Old Persian

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Iranian *kā́šti (to shine brilliantly, to be visible), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kā́ćti (compare Sanskrit काशते (kāśate), Avestan 𐬁𐬐𐬀𐬯𐬀𐬝 (ākasat̰)), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷḗḱ-ti ~ *kʷéḱ-n̥ti, from *kʷeḱ- (to see, look).[1]

Noun

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𐎣𐎠𐎿𐎣 (k-a-s-k /kāsaka/) m[2]

  1. glass
  2. semi-precious stone

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • (possibly) Middle Persian: [script needed] (*kʾsk' /⁠kāsag⁠/, bowl)

References

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  1. ^ Kent, Roland G. (1950) Old Persian: grammar, texts, lexicon, New Haven: American Oriental Society, page 180
  2. ^ Skjærvø, Prods Oktor (2016) An Introduction to Old Persian[1], page 171