Etymograph

English

Wakhi

Wakhi comes from Wakhi Xik, and goes back to Khotanese Xik.

  1. KhotanesemodernXik
  2. Wakhimodernsame form
  3. EnglishtodayWakhi

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. KhotanesemodernXik
  2. Wakhimodernsame form
  3. EnglishtodayWakhi

The story

Most likely derived from Old Iranian Khotanese, an Iranian language spoken throughout the Pamir range. The word Xik came to be known as Baxi in Wakhi.

Every English word from Khotanese Xik

Today it means

noun A Pamiri ethnic group residing in the Pamir Mountains.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Khotanese Xik / Wakhi

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