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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/pr̥sḱéti
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Proto-Indo-European
Etymology
From *preḱ- + *-sḱéti, with simplification of the consonant cluster.
Verb
*pr̥sḱéti (imperfective)[1]
- to keep asking, to question
Inflection
| Imperfective, thematic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd singular | *pr̥sḱéti | ||||
| 3rd plural | *pr̥sḱónti | ||||
| Active voice | Present indicative | Past indicative | Imperative | Subjunctive | Optative |
| 1st singular | *pr̥sḱóh₂ | *pr̥sḱóm | — | *pr̥sḱṓh₂ | *pr̥sḱóyh₁m̥ |
| 2nd singular | *pr̥sḱési | *pr̥sḱés | *pr̥sḱé | *pr̥sḱḗsi | *pr̥sḱóys |
| 3rd singular | *pr̥sḱéti | *pr̥sḱét | *pr̥sḱétu | *pr̥sḱḗti | *pr̥sḱóyt |
| 1st dual | *pr̥sḱówos | *pr̥sḱówe | — | *pr̥sḱṓwos | *pr̥sḱóywe |
| 2nd dual | *pr̥sḱétes | *pr̥sḱétom | *pr̥sḱétom | *pr̥sḱḗtes | *pr̥sḱóytom |
| 3rd dual | *pr̥sḱétes | *pr̥sḱétām | *pr̥sḱétām | *pr̥sḱḗtes | *pr̥sḱóytām |
| 1st plural | *pr̥sḱómos | *pr̥sḱóme | — | *pr̥sḱṓmos | *pr̥sḱóyme |
| 2nd plural | *pr̥sḱéte | *pr̥sḱéte | *pr̥sḱéte | *pr̥sḱḗte | *pr̥sḱóyte |
| 3rd plural | *pr̥sḱónti | *pr̥sḱónt | *pr̥sḱóntu | *pr̥sḱṓnti | *pr̥sḱóyh₁n̥t |
| Participle | *pr̥sḱónts | ||||
| Middle voice | Present indicative | Past indicative | Imperative | Subjunctive | Optative |
| 1st singular | *pr̥sḱóh₂er | *pr̥sḱóh₂e | — | *pr̥sḱṓh₂er | *pr̥sḱóyh₂e |
| 2nd singular | *pr̥sḱéth₂er | *pr̥sḱéth₂e | *pr̥sḱéso | *pr̥sḱḗth₂er | *pr̥sḱóyth₂e |
| 3rd singular | *pr̥sḱétor | *pr̥sḱéto | *? | *pr̥sḱḗtor | *pr̥sḱóyto, *pr̥sḱóyh₁o |
| 1st dual | *pr̥sḱówosdʰh₂ | *pr̥sḱówedʰh₂ | — | *pr̥sḱṓwosdʰh₂ | *pr̥sḱóywedʰh₂ |
| 2nd dual | *? | *? | *? | *? | *? |
| 3rd dual | *? | *? | *? | *? | *? |
| 1st plural | *pr̥sḱómosdʰh₂ | *pr̥sḱómedʰh₂ | — | *pr̥sḱṓmosdʰh₂ | *pr̥sḱóymedʰh₂ |
| 2nd plural | *pr̥sḱédʰh₂we | *pr̥sḱédʰh₂we | *pr̥sḱédʰh₂we | *pr̥sḱḗdʰh₂we | *pr̥sḱóydʰh₂we |
| 3rd plural | *pr̥sḱóror, *pr̥sḱóntor | *pr̥sḱóro, *pr̥sḱónto | *? | *pr̥sḱṓror, *pr̥sḱṓntor | *pr̥sḱóyro, *pr̥sḱóyh₁n̥to |
| Participle | *pr̥sḱómnos | ||||
Derived terms
- *pr̥sḱ-eh₂
- Armenian:
- Old Armenian: հարց (harcʿ)
- Proto-Germanic: *furskō
- Proto-West Germanic: *forsku (see there for further descendants)
- ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *forskōn (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-West Germanic: *forsku (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *pr̥šćaH
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *pr̥ćśaH
- Sanskrit: पृच्छा (pṛcchā)
- Pali: pucchā
- Sanskrit: पृच्छा (pṛcchā)
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *pr̥ćśaH
- Armenian:
Descendants
- Armenian:
- Old Armenian: հարցանեմ (harcʿanem)
- Armenian: հարցնել (harcʿnel)
- Old Armenian: հարցանեմ (harcʿanem)
- Proto-Celtic: *ɸarsketi (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *pr̥šćáti (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Italic: *porskō (see there for further descendants)
References
- Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN