Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/gē(y)-

This entry contains Proto-Indo-European reconstructed words 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-Indo-European

Root

*gē(y)-

1. to sing
2. to cry

Derivations

• Baltic: *gēidō- (“sing, cackle, crow”)
  • Lithuanian: gíedu
  • Latvian: dziedu (“to sing”)
• Indo-Iranian: *gāyati-
  • Avestan: 𐬔𐬁𐬚𐬁𐬯 (Gāθās)
• Slavic:
  • Old Russian: gaju, gajati "crow"
    • Russian: гай
• Tocharian:
  • Tocharian A: kāk
  • Tocharian B: kāka "he shouted"

References

Altiranisches Wörterbuch by Christian Bartholomae