Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/kʷuðei

This Proto-Italic 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-Italic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷu- (“where”). Delabialization is expected before *u, but Osco-Umbrian reflexes indicate restoration of the labiovelar.

Adverb

*kʷuðei

1. where

Reconstruction notes

Whether the medial consonant was *ð or *β cannot be determined from the daughter languages alone, since all of them merge *ð and *β in this context. External comparison is required to guess which one.

• Favouring *ð are Sanskrit कुह (kuha, “where”) and Proto-Slavic *kъde (“where”). De Vaan endorses this option.
• Favouring *β would be Hittite ku-wa-pi (< *kʷobʰí).

Descendants

• Latin: ubī
• Osco-Umbrian:
  • Oscan: 𐌐𐌖𐌚 (puf)
  • Umbrian: 𐌐𐌖𐌚𐌄 (pufe)