Where does “kʾsk'” come from?
kʾsk' (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎿𐎣, from Proto-Iranian kā́šti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kā́ćti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷḗḱ-ti ~ kʷéḱ-n̥ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.
Ancestry of “kʾsk'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Persian | 𐎣𐎠𐎿𐎣 | glass; semi-precious stone |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | kā́šti | to shine brilliantly, to be visible |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kā́ćti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷḗḱ-ti ~ kʷéḱ-n̥ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |
Words derived from “kʾsk'”