Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂eḱs-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”).[1]

Root

*h₂eḱs-

axis, axle

Derived terms

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*h₂eḱs-i-s
- Balto-Slavic: *aśís
  - Latvian: ass
  - Lithuanian: ašìs
  - Old Prussian: assis
  - Slavic: *ȍsь (see there for further descendants)
- Italic: *aksis
  - Latin: axis
*h₂eḱs-o-s
- Indo-Iranian: *Háćšas (see there for further descendants)
*h₂eḱs-eh₂
- Germanic: *ahsō (see there for further descendants)
*h₂éḱs-ō ~ *h₂éḱs-nes
- Hellenic: *aksōn
  - Mycenaean Greek: 𐀀𐀒𐀰𐀚 (a-ko-so-ne)
  - Ancient Greek: ἄξων (áxōn)
*h₂eḱs-l-eh₂
- Germanic: *ahslō (“shoulder”) (see there for further descendants)
- Italic: *akslā
  - Latin: āla, axilla

References

Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume I, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 4

[1] Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume I, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 4