Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂eyḱ-

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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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    *h₂eyḱ-[1]

    1. to appropriate, possess

    Alternative reconstructions

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    Reconstruction notes

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    The laryngeal is not strictly reconstructible, as the a- vowels in Tocharian and Germanic could be from a pervasive o-grade, but *h₂- on e-grade verbs is considered a more likely explanation.

    Derived terms

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    • *h₂éyḱ-e-ti (thematic root present)[3]
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Háyćati
        • Proto-Iranian: *Háycati[3]
      • Proto-Tocharian: *aik- (to know, recognize) (see there for further descendants)
    • *h₂yéḱ-s ~ *h₂iḱ-és[4]
      • >? Proto-Indo-Iranian: *(H)yáćas (glory, fame) (see there for further descendants)

    References

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    1. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*hₐeik̂-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 270
    2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “ēik-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 298-299
    3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*Hei̯k̑-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 223
    4. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “yáśas-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 405-6:*h₂i̯éḱs, *h₂iḱ-és-