Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/makáćas

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

Alternative forms

• *makā́ćas

Etymology

Presumably leveled from *mákā́ćš ~ *makaćás, from *mákš +‎ *-ā́ćš (animal and plant suffix).

Noun

*makáćas f

1. fly, gnat, mosquito

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *makáśas
  • Sanskrit: *मकश (*makáśa)
    • Classical Sanskrit: मशक (maśáka) (metathesized) (see there for further descendants)
    • Pali: makasa
• Proto-Iranian: *makácaH, *makā́caH (see there for further descendants)