Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/mákšiH

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 *mákš +‎ *-iH.

Noun

*mákšiH f

1. midge, fly, bee

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *mákṣiH
  • Sanskrit: मक्षि (makṣi)
    • ⇒ Sanskrit: मक्षिका (makṣikā) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *máxšiH (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Nuristani: *mā́čī
  • ⇒ Proto-Nuristani: *māčíka (“apian; honey”)
    • Northern Nuristani:
      • Kamkata-viri:

        Kamviri: mac̣íë̃

        Kativiri: mačí

      • Prasuni: maṭék
    • Southern Nuristani:
      • Ashkun: mačí
      • Waigali: mac̣i