Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/mlewH-

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

Alternative forms

*mlewh₂-[1][2][3]
*mlewh₃-[2]

Root

*mlewH- (imperfective)[4][1]

to say

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mlewH-

*mléwH-ti ~ *mluH-énti (root athematic present)
*mléwH-t ~ *mluH-ént (root athematic aorist)[2]
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *mréwHt
  - Proto-Iranian: *mréwHt
    - Avestan: 𐬨𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬝‎ (mraot̰)
*mluH-eh₂
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *múlˀwāˀ
  - Proto-Slavic: *mъ̀lva (see there for further descendants)
*mluH-éye-ti
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *múlˀwīˀtei
  - Proto-Slavic: *mъ̀lviti (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

Sanskrit: ब्रू (brū)

References

Fortson, Benjamin W. (2004, 2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, Oxford: Blackwell
Klein, Jared S.; Joseph, Brian D.; Fritz, Matthias, editor (2017–2018) Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, pages 488, 1318
Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*mleu̯h2-¹”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 446-447
Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN

[IELC-1] Fortson, Benjamin W. (2004, 2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, Oxford: Blackwell

[HCHIEL-2] Klein, Jared S.; Joseph, Brian D.; Fritz, Matthias, editor (2017–2018) Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, pages 488, 1318

[3] Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*mleu̯h2-¹”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 446-447

[4] Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN