Where does “ḷawák” come from?
ḷawák (Kalasha) comes from Sanskrit लोपाक, from Sanskrit लोपाश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HlawpaHśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HlawpaHćás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lewpéh₂-ḱo-s, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
ḷawák (Kalasha): a fox
Definitions
- a fox
Ancestry of “ḷawák”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | लोपाक | kind of jackal |
| 2 | Sanskrit | लोपाश | fox, jackal |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | HlawpaHśás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HlawpaHćás | jackal, fox |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lewpéh₂-ḱo-s | fox-like |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |