Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/knuks
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This Proto-Italic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Italic edit
Etymology edit
From a root *knu- also found in Proto-Celtic *knūs (source of Irish cnó, Welsh cnau) and Proto-Germanic *hnuts (source of English nut, German Nuss). Based on the form of the nouns, semantic category, and the restriction of the root to western European branches, it has been argued to be of non-Indo-European origin. De Vaan suggests that it is related to Latin nūgae (“trifles”), and cites the irregular alternations between Latin nux and nūgae as additional evidence for substrate origin.[1]
Noun edit
*knuks f
Declension edit
| consonant stemDeclension of *knuks (consonant stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural |
| nominative | *knuks | *knukes |
| vocative | *knuks | *knukes |
| accusative | *knukem | *knukens |
| genitive | *knukes, knukos | *knukom |
| dative | *knukei | *knukəβos |
| ablative | *knuki? knuke? | *knukəβos |
| locative | *knuki? knuke? | *knukəβos |
Descendants edit
- Latin: nux
References edit
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “nux, -cis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 420