Reconstruction:Proto-Scythian/āpakā

This Proto-Scythian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Scythian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hā́pakaH (“water, glass”). Cognate with Sogdian 𐼰𐼰𐼾𐼸𐼷𐼻 (ʾʾpkyn /⁠āpkēn⁠/, “crystal”), Persian آبگینه (âbgina, “glass”), Iranian borrowing Old Armenian ապակի (apaki, “glass”).

Noun

*āpakā

  1. water
  2. glass

Descendants

  • Proto-Saka-Wakhi: *ābaga
    • Wakhi: yupk (“water”)
  • Proto-Sarmatian: *āβaga
    • Alanic: *aβəgæ (“glass”), *aβægæ
      • Ossetian: (“glass, bottle”)
        Digor Ossetian: авгӕ (avgæ)
        Iron Ossetian: авг (avg) (see there for further descendants)
      • → Hungarian: üveg (“glass”)
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