Cognate Set 3190 – Meaning: ash

IE-CoR reference form:
?*pē(n)s-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Ossetic lexemes as though from Proto-Iranic *pa(s)nu-ka-, cf. Av. pąsnu, Ved. pāṃsu- 'soil, dust, sand' (Abaev 1959–1995 I:449), further probably to PIE ?*pē(n)s- (EIEC 499, but cf. EWAia II:114-115).
Found in clades:
Iranic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 2 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
72   Ossetic: Iron fænyk фӕнык fɜˈnəkʰ fɜnək
73   Ossetic: Digor funuk фунук funukʰ funuk
References
  • Abaev, Vasilij Ivanovič: I:449
    From Iranian *pa(s)nu-ka- (cf. Av. pąsnu, Ved. pāṃsu- 'soil, dust, sand').
  • Mallory, James P.: 499
    Cf. s.v. SAND ?*pē(n)s- (OCS pěsŭkŭ 'dust', SCr. piejèsak 'dust', Av. pąsnu- 'dust', OInd. pāṃsú- 'crumbling soil, sand, dust'). The Indo-Iranian forms may have been *pām/nsnu- while the Slavic forms lack a nasal. The Slavic accentuation points to *ē and not *eh₁-. The long *ē of *pēns- points to a root noun.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred: II:114-115
    S.v. Ved. pāṁsú- 'Staub, Sand, zerbröckelnde Erde'. Further connections outside of Indo-Iranian are problematic, possibly to *pē-n-s- beside *pēs- in OCS pěsъkъ.