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 Proto-Indo-European root *gʷeyh₃-

• *gʷéyh₃-e-ti (thematic root present)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *gʷéyomai
    • Ancient Greek: βείομαι (beíomai), βέομαι (béomai)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ǰáyHati
    • Proto-Iranian: *ǰáyHati
      • Persian: زیستن‎ (zistan, “to live”)
  • Proto-Tocharian: [Term?]
    • Tocharian A: śo-
    • Tocharian B: śai-
• *gʷoyh₃-éye-ti (causative)
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *gájīˀtei
    • Proto-Slavic: *gojìti
• *gʷoyh₃-ó-s
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *gajás
    • Proto-Slavic: *gȍjь
• *gʷeyh₃-to-m
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *geiˀta
    • Proto-Slavic: *žito
  • >? Proto-Celtic: *bētom (“food”) (cf. *biyatom under *gʷih₃wós) (see there for further descendants)
• *gʷih₃-wó-s
• Unsorted formations:
  • Proto-Albanian: *džita
    • Albanian: nxit
  • 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
• Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎^[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 97