Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/mreǵʰ-

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

Root

*mreǵʰ- (adjectival)[1][2]

short

Derived terms

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*mréǵʰ-us
*mréǵʰ-yōs ~ *mr̥ǵʰ-is-és
- Hellenic: *brə́ťťōn
  - Ancient Greek: βρᾰ́σσων (brássōn), (later) βραχίων (brakhíōn)
    Aeolic Greek: βρόσσων (bróssōn)
- Italic: *breɣʷiōs
  - Latin: brevior

References

Pokorny, Julius (1959), “mreg̑hu-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume II, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 750-571
Wodtko, Dagmar S.; Irslinger, Britta; Schneider, Carolin (2008), “mreg̑ʰ-”, in Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon [Nouns in the Indo-European Lexicon] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, pages 497-499

[1] Pokorny, Julius (1959), “mreg̑hu-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume II, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 750-571

[2] Wodtko, Dagmar S.; Irslinger, Britta; Schneider, Carolin (2008), “mreg̑ʰ-”, in Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon [Nouns in the Indo-European Lexicon] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, pages 497-499