Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)meh₂-

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

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    Root

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    *(s)meh₂-[1][2]

    1. to beckon, signal

    Derived terms

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    • *(s)méh₂-se-ti (se-present)[3]
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *māˀsātei (to wave)
    • *(s)méh₂-ye-ti (ye-present)[1][4]
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *māˀjatei (to beckon, wave)
        • Lithuanian: móti
        • Proto-Slavic: *majati (see there for further descendants)

    References

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    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*meh₂-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 425
    2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1. mā-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 693
    3. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “*māxàti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 298-299
    4. 4.0 4.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mundō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 375-376
    5. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “μηνύω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 946