Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/selǵ-

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

*selǵ-

to let go, send^[1]

Derived terms edit

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *selǵ-‎ (4 c, 0 e)

*sélǵ-e-ti
- Anatolian:
  - Hittite: 𒊭𒀠𒀝𒍣 (ša-al-ak-zi /⁠šalkzi⁠/, “knead, mix”) (possibly)
- Proto-Germanic: *selkaną (“to fall in drops; dribble; droop”) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *sárȷ́ati (“to let go”) (see there for further descendants)
*sélǵ-eh₂^[2]
- Proto-Celtic: *selgā (see there for further descendants)

References edit

^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN
^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “selgā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 329

[1] Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN

[2] Matasović, Ranko (2009) “selgā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 329

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