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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂éḱru

 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 edit

Etymology edit

Probably from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

Noun edit

*h₂éḱru n[1][2]

  1. tear (in the eyes)
    Synonym: *dáḱru

Inflection edit

Athematic, proterokinetic
singular
nominative *h₂éḱru
genitive *h₂ḱréws
singular dual plural
nominative *h₂éḱru *h₂éḱr̥wih₁ *h₂éḱruh₂
vocative *h₂éḱru *h₂éḱr̥wih₁ *h₂éḱruh₂
accusative *h₂éḱru *h₂éḱr̥wih₁ *h₂éḱruh₂
genitive *h₂ḱréws *? *h₂ḱréwoHom
ablative *h₂ḱréws *? *h₂ḱrúmos
dative *h₂ḱréwey *? *h₂ḱrúmos
locative *h₂ḱréw, *h₂ḱréwi *? *h₂ḱrúsu
instrumental *h₂ḱrúh₁ *? *h₂ḱrúmis

Derived terms edit

  • *dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru (“tear”, literally “eye-sharp”), which may point to an early meaning of *“bitter” for *h₂éḱru.

Descendants edit

  • Anatolian:
    • Hittite: 𒅖𒄩𒀪𒊒 (isḫaḫru) (with some prefix?)
  • Balto-Slavic:
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Háćru (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Tocharian: *ākru

References edit

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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