Where does “ацц” come from?

ацц (Ossetian) comes from Proto-Iranian *HaHtí-čiH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HaHtíš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts — duck.

ацц (Ossetian): wild duck

Definitions

  1. wild duck

Ancestry of “ацц”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*HaHtí-čiH—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHaHtíš—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énh₂tsduck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HaHtíš →Every word from Proto-Iranian *HaHtí-čiH →