Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kl̥H-

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

Root edit

*kl̥H-^[1]^[2]

bald, naked

Reconstruction notes edit

The root is only attested in zero-grade derivatives, so it is unclear whether the root should be *kelH- or *kleH-.

Derived terms edit

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kl̥H-‎ (1 c, 0 e)

*kl̥H-wó-s
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *kl̥Hwás
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *kl̥Hwás
    - Sanskrit: कुल्व (kulvá)
  - Proto-Iranian: *kr̥Hwáh
    - Avestan: 𐬐𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀 (ka^uruua)
    - Persian: کل (kal, “bald”)
      - → Turkish: kel
- Proto-Italic: *kalowos
  - Latin: calvus (“bald, hairless”) (see there for further descendants)
*kl̥H-wéh₂
- Proto-Italic: *kalowā
  - Latin: calva (“skull”) (see there for further descendants)

References edit

^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kalwaz”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 287
^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “calvus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 85

[1] Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kalwaz”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 287

[2] De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “calvus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 85

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