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From the author: Avestan acc.sg. ascum 'shank' points to a thematic stem ascuua- < *asciua- and is cognate to Skt. Asthiva(nt)-, which means 'shin, shank' and not 'knee-joint'. The Indo-Iranian word can be reconstructed as *HastciHua-. This is a compound of the word for 'bone' with a reflex of PIE *(s)kiHu- 'shin' attested in Balto-Slavic, Germanic, and, probably, Greek and Armenian.

Citation Details
Title: The Indo-Iranian word for 'shank, shin'.
Author: Alexander Lubotsky
Publication:The Journal of the American Oriental Society (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 2002
Publisher: American Oriental Society
Volume: 122 Issue: 2 Page: 318(7)

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