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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *koks-
Meaning: bosom, armpit
Old Indian: kákṣa- m., kákṣā f. `armpit, region of the girth'
Avestan: kaša- m. 'Achsel'
Germanic: *xaxs-ō(n-), -iōn- f.
Latin: coxa f. `Hüfte'
Celtic: OIr coss f. `Fuss'; OBritt. Αργεντό-κοξος etwa `Weissfuss'
Russ. meaning: пазуха, подмышка, коленный сгиб
References: WP I 456 f
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *xaxsō(n), *xaxsiōn
Meaning: knee, knee-cap
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: { hāsin `Kniekehle'}
Norwegian: dial. hase `Kniekehle'
Swedish: has
Danish: hase
Old English: hōhsinu 'Fersensehne'
Dutch: haas `Lendenstück des Rindes'
Middle Low German: hesse
Old High German: hāhs(e)na 'Fusssehne' (9./10.Jh.), { hahsa `Kniegelenk an den Hinterbeinen von Tieren' }
Middle High German: hahse, hɛhse wk. f. `Kniebug des Hinterbeins (bes. vom Pferd)'
German: Hachse (Haxe, Hechse, Hesse) f.; bair. haxn
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 994
Root: kok̂sā
English meaning: a part of body (foot, hip. etc.)
German meaning: `Körperteilbenennung'
General comments: (arisch auch *kok̂so-s)
Material: Ai. kákṣā f., kakṣa- m. `Achselgrube, Gurtgegend der Pferde', av. kaša- m. `Achsel' (erweist -k̂s-);

    lat. coxa f. `Hüfte';

    air. coss f. `Fuß', abrit. Αργεντό-κοξος etwa `Weißfuß' (aber cymr. cоеs `Bein' ist aus dem Lat. entlehnt);

    ahd. hāhsina `Kniebug des Hinterbeins', mhd. hehse, nhd. Hächse, Hesse bair. Haxn.

References: WP. I 456 f., WH. I 188, 283, 858.
Pages: 611
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