Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ksen-

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ksen-

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

Etymology

Reanalysed root of *kés-r̥ ~ *ks-én-s, from *kes- (“to scrape, comb”) +‎ *-r̥ (n-stem).

Root

*ksen- (imperfective)[1][2]

1. to card, scratch

Derived terms

Category Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ksen- not found

• *ksén-e-ti ~ *ksén-onti (“thematic root present”)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *kšanánti
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *kṣanánti
      • Sanskrit: वि अक्षणन् (vi akṣaṇan, 3pl.impf.act.), विक्षणत् (vi-kṣaṇat, “to card”, ptc.act.)
• *ksn̥-yé-ti ~ *ksn̥-yonti (“zero-grade *yé-present”)[2][3]
  • Proto-Hellenic: *ksəňňō
    • Ancient Greek: ξαίνω (xaínō, “to card; to scratch”)
• *ksén-ti-s ~ ksn̥-téy-s[1]
  • Proto-Italic:
    • Latin: sentis (“thorn”) (see there for further descendants)
• *ksén-tu-s ~ ksn̥-téw-s
  • Proto-Italic:
    • Latin: sentus (“thorny”) (see there for further descendants)

References

1. Pokorny, Julius (1959), “ks-en-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 585
2. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*ksen-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 371
3. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ξαίνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1033