Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₃merǵ-
Proto-Indo-European
editRoot
edit*h₃merǵ-[1]
Alternative reconstructions
editReconstruction notes
editSecurely attested only in Indo-Iranian and Greek. Reconstructions with initial *h₂ are based on the inclusion of Ancient Greek ἀμέργω (amérgō), though it is unclear how to reconcile the different vocalisms.
Derived terms
edit- *h₃mérǵ-ti ~ *h₃mr̥ǵ-énti (athematic root present)
- *h₃mḗrǵ-s-t ~ *h₃mérǵ-s-n̥t (s-aorist)[2]
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *HáHmā́rćšat
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hmā́rṭṣat
- Sanskrit: अमार्क्षीत् (amārkṣīt, 3sg.aor.act.), अमार्क्षीः (amārkṣīḥ, 2sg.aor.act.), अमार्क्षम् (amārkṣam, 1sg.aor.act.)
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hmā́rṭṣat
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *HáHmā́rćšat
- *h₃mḗrǵ-ti ~ *h₃mérǵ-n̥ti (narten-type athematic root present)[2]
- *h₃mórǵ-e ~ *h₃mr̥ǵ-ḗr (stative)
- Proto-Hellenic: *omórga
- ⇒ Proto-Hellenic: *omórgnéumi
- Ancient Greek: ὀμόργνῡμῐ (omórgnūmi, “to wipe (tears)”)
- ⇒ Proto-Hellenic: *omórgnéumi
- Proto-Hellenic: *omórga
- *h₃morǵ-éye-ti (eye-causative)[2]
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hmarȷ́áyati
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hmarȷ́áyati
- Sanskrit: मर्जयति (marjáyati)
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hmarȷ́áyati
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hmarȷ́áyati
- *h₃mr̥-né-ǵ-ti ~ *h₃mr̥-n-ǵ-énti (athematic root present)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hmr̥nášti ~ *Hmr̥nȷ́ánti
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hmr̥náṣṭi ~ *Hmr̥njánti
- Vedic Sanskrit: मृञ्जत (mṛñjata, 3pl.med.)
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hmr̥náṣṭi ~ *Hmr̥njánti
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hmr̥nášti ~ *Hmr̥nȷ́ánti
- *h₃mr̥ǵ-(h₁)sé-ti (zero-grade desiderative)
- >? Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hmr̥ćšati
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hmr̥ṭṣati
- Sanskrit: मृक्षति (mṛkṣati, “to rub, smear”)
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hmr̥ṭṣati
- >? Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hmr̥ćšati
- Unsorted formations:
Descendants
edit- Sanskrit: मृज् (mṛj)
References
edit- ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*h₃merǵ-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 646
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*h₂merĝ-⁰”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 280-281
- ^ Kölligan, Daniel (2017–2018) “Chapter XX: Proto-Indo-European”, in Klein, Jared S., Joseph, Brian D., Fritz, Matthias, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The lexicon of Proto-Indo-European, page 2251: “*h₂merĝ-”
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1. merg̑-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 738