Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂ent-

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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Etymology

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    Perhaps extended from *h₂en- (on, onto). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

    Root

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    *h₂ent-

    1. face
    2. forehead
    3. front

    Derived terms

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    • *h₂ént-s ~ *h₂n̥t-és
    • *h₂entí-o-s (front, forehead)
    • *h₂ént-o-s
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hántas
      • Proto-Tocharian: *ā́ntë (see there for further descendants)
    Unsorted formations

    References

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    1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “anë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 5

    Further reading

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    • Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “ḫant-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 287–289