Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʷeyh₃-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains 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

*gʷeyh₃-

1. to live

Derived terms

► Terms derived from the PIE root *gʷeyh₃-

• *gʷéyh₃-e-ti (thematic root present)
  • Hellenic: *gʷéyomai
    • Ancient Greek: βέομαι (béomai), βείομαι (beíomai)
  • Indo-Iranian: *ǰáyHati
    • Iranian: *ǰáyHati
      • Persian: زیستن‎ (zistan, “to live”)
  • Tocharian: [Term?]
    • Tocharian A: śo-
    • Tocharian B: śai-
• *gʷoyh₃-éye-ti (causative)
  • Balto-Slavic:
    • Slavic: *gojiti
• *gʷoyh₃-o-s
  • Balto-Slavic:
    • Slavic: *gojь
• *gʷih₃-wó-s
• *gʷyeh₃- (by metathesis)
  • *gʷyéh₃-w-y-om
    • Hellenic: *ďṓyyon
      • Ancient Greek: ζῷον (zôion)
        • Greek: ζώο (zóo)
        • → Coptic: ⲍⲱⲟⲛ (zōon)
        • → English: zoon, zoo-, zo-
        • → Russian: зоо- (zoo-)
        • ⇒ Translingual: Mycetozoa (taxonomic infraphylum)
  • *gʷyéh₃-w-os
    • Hellenic: *ďōwós
      • Ancient Greek: ζωός (zōós)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Armenian:
    • Old Armenian: կեամ (keam)
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: ὑγιής (hugiḗs)
  • Italic:
    • Latin: iūgis

References

• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 356
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN