Where does “KKA” come from?
KKA (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian Hdantán-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hdánts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
KKA (Middle Persian): tooth
Ancestry of “KKA”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | Hdantán- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hdánts | tooth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |