Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/pewḱ-

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

According to Beekes, probably not related to *pewǵ- (“to punch, prick”).[1]

Root

*pewḱ-[2][1][3][4]

pine

Derived terms

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

*péwḱ-eh₂[2][1]
- Proto-Hellenic: *péukā
  - Ancient Greek: πεύκη (peúkē)
    - Greek: πεύκο (péfko)
*péwḱ-ih₂[2]
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *páwćiH
  - Proto-Nuristani: *pócī
    - Northern Nuristani:
      - Kamkata-viri:
        Kamviri: pūaći
        Kativiri: piaći
      - Prasuni: vyoć
    - Southern Nuristani:
      - Ashkun: pīć
      - Waigali: pūć
*péwḱ-t-ih₂[2][1]
- Proto-Germanic: *fiuhtijǭ
  - Proto-West Germanic: *fiuhtijā (see there for further descendants)
*pewḱ-yeh₂[2][1]
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *pjauśjāˀ
  - Old Prussian: peuse
*púḱ-i-s[2][1]
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *puśis
  - Lithuanian: pušìs
*puḱ-t-eh₂[1]
- Proto-Celtic: *ɸuxtākā[3]
  - Middle Irish: ochtach

References

Beekes, Robert S. P. (2011) Comparative Indo-European Linguistics: An Introduction, revised and corrected by Michiel de Vaan, 2nd edition, Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 1182: “*peuḱ-”
Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*feuhtjon-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 139: “*peuḱ-”
Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*fuxtākā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN: “*pewḱs 'pine'”
Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q. (2006), “*péuḱs 'pine'”, in The Oxford introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European world, Oxford University Press

[Beekes-1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2011) Comparative Indo-European Linguistics: An Introduction, revised and corrected by Michiel de Vaan, 2nd edition, Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 1182: “*peuḱ-”

[Kroonen-2] Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*feuhtjon-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 139: “*peuḱ-”

[Matasovic-3] Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*fuxtākā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN: “*pewḱs 'pine'”

[TOitPIEatPIEw-4] Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q. (2006), “*péuḱs 'pine'”, in The Oxford introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European world, Oxford University Press