Where does “kuč” come from?

kuč (Kalasha) comes from Sanskrit कुक्षि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kuṭṣíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kućšíš, from Proto-Indo-European kuḱis, from Proto-Indo-European kew-k-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

kuč (Kalasha): stomach

Definitions

  1. stomach

Ancestry of “kuč”, step by step

kuč traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit कुक्षि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकुक्षिbelly; interior; womb
2Proto-Indo-Aryankuṭṣíṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankućšíš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankuḱispubic hair; vulva
5Proto-Indo-Europeankew-k-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Proto-Uralic kočka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralickočkaeagle

Words derived from “kuč”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kew-k- →