Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/leb-
Proto-Indo-European
editReconstruction
editThe reconstruction is uncertain, and contains the rare PIE phoneme *b. A secondary form *lh₂P- also exists, with a variety of labials standing in for P. Moreover, the Iranian initial l- is irregular. The root therefore probably originates from a substrate language or is onomatopoeic (imitative of e.g. licking, smacking lips).[1]
Root
edit*leb-
Derived terms
edit- *léb-ti ~ *l̥b-énti (athematic root present)
- *leb-oyé-ti?
- Proto-Anatolian:
- Hittite: 𒇷𒉺𒀀𒄑𒍣 (le-pa-a-iz-zi)
- Proto-Anatolian:
- Unsorted formations:
From the root *lh₂P-:
- *lh₂b- (root present)
- *lh₂-né-b(ʰ)- ~ *lh₂-m-b(ʰ)- (nasal-infix present)
- Italic:
- Latin: lambō (“to lick”)
- Italic:
- *lh₂b-el-os
- Unsorted formations:
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “labium”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 319